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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tuckahoe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tuckahoe and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Tuckahoe:
- 37.128670, -94.529393
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Tuckahoe
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Tuckahoe is near Newton County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Tuckahoe
Communities Also Named Tuckahoe ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Tuckahoe.
Within Missouri, the name Tuckahoe is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Screven County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Tuckahoe [Screven County].
- Kentucky
- Mason County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Tuckahoe [Mason County].
- Maryland
- Talbot County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Tuckahoe [Talbot County].
- New Jersey
- Cape May County
- This Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County and lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Tuckahoe that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape May County community of Tuckahoe.
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Tuckahoe is located in Suffolk County and lies 1,211 miles [1,948.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Tuckahoe that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Tuckahoe.
- Westchester County
- This Tuckahoe is located in Westchester County and lies 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km] to the east northeast of the Tuckahoe that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Tuckahoe.
- North Carolina
- Dare County
- This Tuckahoe is located in Dare County and lies 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<2> to the east of the Tuckahoe that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dare County community of Tuckahoe.
- Jones County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Tuckahoe [Jones County].
- Pitt County
- This Tuckahoe is located in Pitt County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km] to the east of the Tuckahoe that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Tuckahoe.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Tuckahoe [Knox County].
- Virginia
- Henrico County
- This Tuckahoe is located in Henrico County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<2> to the east of the Tuckahoe that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Tuckahoe.
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier County
- This Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<2> to the east of the Tuckahoe that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Tuckahoe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tuckahoe ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Airport Drive
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Airport Drive is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Drive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Badger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Badger is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
- Blendville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blendville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendville
- Carl Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chitwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chitwood is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitwood
- Empire City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gregg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gregg is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg
- Iron Gates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Iron Gates is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
- Lone Elm
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lone Elm is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Prosperity
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prosperity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Tuckahoe to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tuckahoe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tuckahoe and extending to:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tuckahoe to Carthage, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 957 miles [1,540.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,413 miles [11,930.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,297 miles [8,524.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Tuckahoe could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tuckahoe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Tuckahoe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tuckahoe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1287, Longitude: -94.5294 In this case, the coordinates for Tuckahoe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.863 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.782 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.996 degrees. |
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