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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 Tuckers Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tuckers Corner 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 Tuckers Corner:
    • 33.427337, -94.709098
    • 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 Tuckers Corner
  • 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 Bowie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bowie County
    • Since Tuckers Corner is near Red River County and also Titus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Red River County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Titus 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 Tuckers Corner

Communities Also Named Tuckers Corner ...

We found four communities that are also named Tuckers Corner.

Within Texas, the name Tuckers Corner is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Charlotte County
      • This Tuckers Corner is located in Charlotte County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tuckers Corner that is located in Bowie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlotte County community of Tuckers Corner.
    • Missouri
      • Jasper County
      • This Tuckers Corner is located in Jasper County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the north of the Tuckers Corner that is located in Bowie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Tuckers Corner.
    • New York
      • Ulster County
      • This Tuckers Corner is located in Ulster County and lies 1,262 miles [2,031 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tuckers Corner that is located in Bowie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Tuckers Corner.
    • Tennessee
      • Gibson County
      • This Tuckers Corner is located in Gibson County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tuckers Corner that is located in Bowie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Tuckers Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tuckers Corner ...

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.

  • Beaverdam
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Beaverdam is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
  • Boston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Boston is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boxelder
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Boxelder is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
  • English
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • English is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • Harts Bluff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Harts Bluff is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Bluff
  • Lone Star
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lone Star is located in Titus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Lydia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lydia is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
  • Malta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Malta is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
  • Maple
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Maple is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Naples
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Naples is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
    • Former name for Naples:
    • Station Belden
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <2>
  • Oak Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Pine Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pine Springs is located in Bowie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs

How Far From Tuckers Corner 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 Tuckers Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tuckers Corner and extending to:

  • Boston, which is the Seat of Bowie County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Tuckers Corner to Boston, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 281 miles [452.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,052 miles [1,693 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,602 miles [12,234.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,479 miles [8,817.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Tuckers Corner) 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 Tuckers Corner 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 Tuckers Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4273, Longitude: -94.7091       In this case, the coordinates for Tuckers Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.636 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.04 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.649 degrees.