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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 Luckett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Luckett 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 Luckett:
- 35.728530, -89.674791
- 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 Luckett
- 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Since Luckett is near Tipton County and also Mississippi County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tipton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi 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 Luckett
Communities Also Named Luckett ...
We found one communities that are also named Luckett.
Within Tennessee, the name Luckett is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Luckett in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Tensas Parish
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Luckett [Tensas Parish].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Luckett ...
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.
- Bride
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Central
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Cherry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
- Daniels Point Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
- Hurricane Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hurricane Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Hill
- Lightfoot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lightfoot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot
- Lower Forked Deer Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Olive Branch is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Three Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Three Point is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Point
- Tomato
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tomato is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomato
How Far From Luckett 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 Luckett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Luckett and extending to:
- Ripley, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies just to the East.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Luckett to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 727 miles [1,170 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,161 miles [8,305.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Luckett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Luckett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Luckett 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 Luckett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7285, Longitude: -89.6748 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.589 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.802 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.041 degrees. |
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