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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 36.152386, -75.746573
    • 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 Dare County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dare County
    • Since Tuckahoe is near Currituck County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Currituck County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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.

There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Tuckahoe.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • 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 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Tuckahoe that is located in Dare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Tuckahoe.
  • 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].
    • Missouri
      • Jasper County
      • This Tuckahoe is located in Jasper County and lies 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<2> to the west of the Tuckahoe that is located in Dare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Tuckahoe.
    • New Jersey
      • Cape May County
      • This Tuckahoe is located in Cape May County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Tuckahoe that is located in Dare 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 373 miles [600.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Tuckahoe that is located in Dare 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 347 miles [558.4 km] to the north northeast of the Tuckahoe that is located in Dare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester 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 140 miles [225.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Tuckahoe that is located in Dare 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 273 miles [439.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Tuckahoe that is located in Dare 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.

  • Duck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gulls Flight
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Gulls Flight is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulls Flight
  • Jay Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jay Crest is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Crest
  • Ocean Dunes
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ocean Dunes is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Dunes
  • Ocean Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ocean Pines is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Pines
  • Sand Dollar Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sand Dollar Shores is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Dollar Shores
  • Sandy Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sandy Ridge is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
  • Schooner Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Schooner Ridge is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooner Ridge
  • Sea Hawk
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sea Hawk is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Hawk
  • Sea Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sea Ridge is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Ridge
  • Shipswatch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Shipswatch is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipswatch
  • Snow Geese Dunes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Snow Geese Dunes is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Geese Dunes
  • Wild Duck Dunes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wild Duck Dunes is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Duck Dunes

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:

  • Manteo, which is the Seat of Dare County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tuckahoe to Manteo, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the west (W). 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 202 miles [325.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,530 miles [7,290.3 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 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 36.1524, Longitude: -75.7466       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 307.307 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.355 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.236 degrees.