Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tucker, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tucker and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tucker
- 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 Tucker:
- 32.709733, -89.051941
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Tucker
- 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 Neshoba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Neshoba County
- Since Tucker is near Kemper County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kemper County
- eBird sighting report for Newton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Tucker ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Tucker.
Within Mississippi, the name Tucker is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bibb County
- This Tucker is located in Bibb County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the east of the Tucker that is located in Neshoba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Tucker.
- DeKalb County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Tucker [DeKalb County].
- Marion County
- This Tucker is located in Marion County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the northeast of the Tucker that is located in Neshoba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Tucker.
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kankakee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Tucker [Kankakee County].
- Ogle County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Tucker [Ogle County].
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Tucker lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Tucker that is located in Neshoba County.
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Montana
- Oklahoma
- Le Flore County
- This Tucker is located in Le Flore County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tucker that is located in Neshoba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Tucker.
- Woodward County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Tucker [Woodward County].
- Oregon
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tucker ...
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.
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Neshoba County
- Deemer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Forestdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Neshoba County
- Golden Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Golden Grove is located in Neshoba County
- Good Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Herbert ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Sandtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Spring Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Neshoba County
How Far From Tucker to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tucker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tucker and extending to:
- Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Neshoba County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Tucker to Jackson, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 796 miles [1,281 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,396 miles [11,902.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,271 miles [8,482.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tucker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tucker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tucker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7097, Longitude: -89.0519 In this case, the coordinates for Tucker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tucker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Tucker 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Tucker to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.981 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.688 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.364 degrees. |