Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Tucker Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tucker Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tucker Landing

• 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 Landing:
  • 35.064807, -88.268929
  • 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 Landing

• 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
  • Since Tucker Landing is near Lauderdale County and also Tishomingo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tishomingo 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 Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tucker Landing ...

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.

• Chambers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Chambers is located in McNairy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
• High Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • High Point is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Holiday Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Nixon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Nixon is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
  • Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
• Pickwick Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pickwick Ferry is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Ferry
• Red Sulphur Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Sulphur Springs is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Sulphur Springs
• Sand Mountain ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Mountain is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Mountain
• Slab Town ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Slab Town is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
• Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Tucker Landing 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 Tucker Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tucker Landing and extending to:

• Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Tucker Landing to Savannah, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,131 miles [8,257.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'