Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Turnerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turnerville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Turnerville
- 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 Turnerville:
- 30.978515, -88.129169
- 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 Turnerville
- 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 Mobile County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mobile County
- Since Turnerville is near Pickens County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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
Communities Also Named Turnerville ...
We found nine communities that share the name Turnerville.
Within Alabama, the name Turnerville is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Tolland County
- 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 Connecticut community of Turnerville [Tolland County].
- Georgia
- Habersham County
- This Turnerville is located in Habersham County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Turnerville that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Habersham County community of Turnerville.
- Kansas
- Graham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Turnerville [Graham County].
- Louisiana
- Iberville Parish
- This Turnerville is located in Iberville Parish and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Turnerville that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberville Parish community of Turnerville.
- Mississippi
- Jasper County
- This Turnerville is located in Jasper County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Turnerville that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Turnerville.
- Missouri
- Howell County
- This Turnerville is located in Howell County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Turnerville that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howell County community of Turnerville.
- New Mexico
- Grant County
- This Turnerville is located in Grant County and lies 1,174 miles [1,889.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Turnerville that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Turnerville.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Turnerville.
- Wyoming
- Lincoln County
- This Turnerville is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,493 miles [2,402.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Turnerville that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Turnerville.
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Turnerville ...
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.
- Axis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
- Axis is located in Mobile County
- Bucks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
- Bucks is located in Mobile County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucks <4>
- Celeste
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Mobile County
- Gulfcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
- Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
- Hatters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Little Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Pines
- Little Pines is located in Mobile County
- Liveoak Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liveoak Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liveoak Landing
- Liveoak Landing is located in Mobile County
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Sand Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Landing
- Sand Landing is located in Mobile County
- Saraland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saraland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saraland
- Saraland is located in Mobile County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saraland <4>
- Spanish Trace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trace
- Spanish Trace is located in Mobile County
- Stage Coach Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stage Coach Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stage Coach Woods
- Stage Coach Woods is located in Mobile County
- Williams Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Heights
- Williams Heights is located in Mobile County
How Far From Turnerville 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 Turnerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Turnerville and extending to:
- Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Turnerville to Mobile, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 831 miles [1,337.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,431 miles [11,959 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,310 miles [8,545.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Turnerville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mobile County: www.mobilecounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 Turnerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Turnerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turnerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9785, Longitude: -88.1292 In this case, the coordinates for Turnerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Turnerville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Turnerville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.271 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.629 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.309 degrees. |