Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Turrell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turrell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Turrell
- 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 Turrell:
- 35.375804, -90.271033
- 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 Turrell
- 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 Crittenden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
- Since Turrell is near Mississippi County and also Poinsett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
- eBird sighting report for Poinsett 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 Turrell ...
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.
- Birdsong
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Black Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Booker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Deckerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
- Deckerville is located in Poinsett County
- Dimple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Frenchmans Bayou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
- Island Forty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Forty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Forty
- Island Forty is located in Shelby County (TN)
- James Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Poindexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poindexter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
- Stacy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Turrell 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 city such as Turrell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Turrell and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Crittenden County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Turrell to Marion, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 767 miles [1,234.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,326 miles [11,790.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,202 miles [8,371.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Turrell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Turrell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turrell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3758, Longitude: -90.2710 In this case, the coordinates for Turrell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Turrell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.945 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.166 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.374 degrees. |