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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 Tucker Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tucker Ferry 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 Tucker Ferry:
- 35.465348, -84.968563
- 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 Tucker Ferry
- 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 Meigs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Since Tucker Ferry is near Rhea County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Tucker Ferry
Communities Also Named Tucker Ferry ...
We found one communities that are also named Tucker Ferry.
Within Tennessee, the name Tucker Ferry is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Tucker Ferry in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Baldwin County
- This Tucker Ferry is located in Baldwin County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Tucker Ferry that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Tucker Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tucker Ferry ...
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.
- Allen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Allen is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Big Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Birchwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cotton Port ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cotton Port is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port
- Cotton Port Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cotton Port Ferry is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port Ferry
- Edgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Paine Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Paine Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Spring
- Sentinel Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sentinel Heights is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Heights
How Far From Tucker Ferry 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 Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tucker Ferry and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tucker Ferry to Decatur, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 496 miles [798.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tucker Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Tucker Ferry 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 Tucker Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4653, Longitude: -84.9686 In this case, the coordinates for Tucker Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.662 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.39 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.097 degrees. |
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