Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Turney Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turney Crossroads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Turney 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 Turney Crossroads:
  • 34.446483, -86.783889
  • 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 Turney 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Since Turney Crossroads is near Limestone County and also Cullman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman 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 Turney Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Turney 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.

• Bluff City ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bluff City is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
• Cave Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cave Springs is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
• Gum Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gum Spring is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
• Lynntown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lynntown is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynntown
• Peach Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Peach Grove is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
• Priceville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Priceville is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priceville <1>
• Rocky Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Point is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Six Mile
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Six Mile is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
• Six Way
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Six Way is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Way
• Stringer
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Stringer is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
• Union
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Union is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Union Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Union Hill is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
• Woodland Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills

How Far From Turney Crossroads 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 Turney Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Turney Crossroads and extending to:

• Decatur, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Turney Crossroads to Decatur, 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 four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the south (S). 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 620 miles [997.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,094 miles [8,198 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'