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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 Turkey Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turkey Branch and the surrounding area.
- 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 Turkey Branch:
- 30.421864, -87.836380
- 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 Turkey Branch
- 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 Baldwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
- Since Turkey Branch is near Mobile County and also Escambia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia 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 Turkey Branch
Curious and Interesting Names Near Turkey Branch ...
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.
- Clay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clay City is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Darling Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Darling Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Landing
- Fobbs Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fobbs Ferry is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fobbs Ferry
- Foots Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Foots Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Landing
- Houstonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Houstonville is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Magnolia Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oyster Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oyster Bay is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay
- River Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- River Park is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Park
- Seacliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seacliff is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacliff
- Silverhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summerdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Turkey Branch 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 Turkey Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Turkey Branch and extending to:
- Bay Minette, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Turkey Branch to Bay Minette, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 846 miles [1,361.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,442 miles [11,976.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,322 miles [8,564.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Turkey Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Turkey Branch 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 Turkey Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4219, Longitude: -87.8364 In this case, the coordinates for Turkey Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.045 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.291 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.295 degrees. |
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