Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tuckertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tuckertown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tuckertown
- 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 Tuckertown:
- 41.430379, -71.542559
- 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 Tuckertown
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Tuckertown is near Newport County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Newport County
- eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Tuckertown ...
We found seven communities that share the name Tuckertown.
Within Rhode Island, the name Tuckertown is unique.
Beyond Rhode Island, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Mississippi County
- This Tuckertown is located in Mississippi County and lies 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tuckertown that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Tuckertown.
- Kentucky
- Warren County
- This Tuckertown is located in Warren County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tuckertown that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Tuckertown.
- North Carolina
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Tuckertown [Montgomery County].
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Tuckertown is located in Fayette County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the west of the Tuckertown that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Tuckertown.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Tuckertown is located in Berkeley County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Tuckertown that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Tuckertown.
- Union County
- This Tuckertown is located in Union County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the southwest of the Tuckertown that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Tuckertown.
- Texas
- Navarro County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Navarro County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Tuckertown.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tuckertown ...
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.
- Bridgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County
- Green Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jerusalem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Jerusalem is located in Washington County
- Peace Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
- Peace Dale is located in Washington County
- Rocky Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
- Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
- Rodman Crossing ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodman Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman Crossing
- Rodman Crossing is located in Washington County
- Seaweed Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaweed Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaweed Beach
- Seaweed Beach is located in Washington County
- Snug Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Snug Harbor is located in Washington County
- Tower Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
- Tower Hill is located in Washington County
- Whale Rock Light ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whale Rock Light have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whale Rock Light
- Whale Rock Light is located in Washington County
How Far From Tuckertown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tuckertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tuckertown and extending to:
- Wakefield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Tuckertown to Providence, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 338 miles [544 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,560 miles [8,948 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,264 miles [10,080.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,141 miles [6,664.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tuckertown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Tuckertown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tuckertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4304, Longitude: -71.5426 In this case, the coordinates for Tuckertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Tuckertown 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. |
| <3> | 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 Tuckertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Tuckertown 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 304.397 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.89 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.253 degrees. |