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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Turrell

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)
  • Birdsong is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
• Black Oak
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
• Booker
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Booker is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
• Deckerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Deckerville is located in Poinsett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
• Dimple
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dimple is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimple
• Frenchmans Bayou
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
• Island Forty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Island Forty is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Forty
• James Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • James Mill is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
• Poindexter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Poindexter is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
• Stacy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Stacy is located in Crittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy

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<1> beginning in Turrell and extending to:

• Marion, which is the Seat of Crittenden County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Turrell to Marion, with an average speed<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,202 miles [8,371.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'