Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Turner Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turner Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Turner Crossroads
- 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 Turner Crossroads:
- 31.312392, -85.974108
- 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 Turner Crossroads
- 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- Since Turner Crossroads is near Geneva County and also Dale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Geneva County
- eBird sighting report for Dale 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Turner Crossroads ...
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.
- Damascus
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Elba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Elba is located in Coffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <2>
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Coffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,997 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <2>
- Forest Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Coffee County
- Goodman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Green Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Coffee County
- Griffin Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
- Griffin Heights is located in Coffee County
- Hillcrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Indigo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Olivers Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Lake
- Olivers Lake is located in Coffee County
- Richburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Shell Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Heights
- Shell Heights is located in Coffee County
- Singing Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singing Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Brook
- Singing Brook is located in Coffee County
- Valley Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
- Valley Hills is located in Coffee County
- Willow Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Willow Bend is located in Coffee County
- Olivers Lake
How Far From Turner Crossroads to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Turner Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Turner Crossroads and extending to:
- Elba, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Turner Crossroads to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,318 miles [11,777.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,198 miles [8,365.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Turner Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Turner Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turner Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3124, Longitude: -85.9741 In this case, the coordinates for Turner Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Turner Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.036 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.242 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.431 degrees. |