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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 Turtle Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turtle Creek and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Turtle Creek:
    • 33.638373, -112.071262
    • 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 Turtle Creek
  • 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 Turtle Creek ...

We found nine communities that share the name Turtle Creek.

Within Arizona, the name Turtle Creek is unique.

Beyond Arizona, 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 ...
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Turtle Creek is located in Pulaski County and lies 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km]<1> to the east of the Turtle Creek that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Turtle Creek.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Turtle Creek is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,784 miles [2,871.1 km]<1> to the east of the Turtle Creek that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Turtle Creek.
    • Georgia
      • Houston County
      • This Turtle Creek is located in Houston County and lies 1,640 miles [2,639.3 km]<1> to the east of the Turtle Creek that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Turtle Creek.
    • Indiana
      • Grant County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Turtle Creek [Grant County].
    • Mississippi
      • Rankin County
      • This Turtle Creek is located in Rankin County and lies 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km]<1> to the east of the Turtle Creek that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Turtle Creek.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Turtle Creek lies 2,608 miles [4,197.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Turtle Creek that is located in Maricopa County.
    • Ohio
      • Warren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Turtle Creek [Warren County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Turtle Creek is located in Allegheny County and lies 1,826 miles [2,938.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Turtle Creek that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Turtle Creek.
    • West Virginia
      • Boone County
      • This Turtle Creek is located in Boone County and lies 1,709 miles [2,750.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Turtle Creek that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Turtle Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Turtle Creek ...

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.

  • Cactus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cactus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus
    • Cactus is located in Maricopa County
  • Greentrails
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentrails have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentrails
    • Greentrails is located in Maricopa County
  • Heritage Highlands
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Highlands
    • Heritage Highlands is located in Maricopa County
  • Lookout Mountain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lookout Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Mountain
    • Lookout Mountain is located in Maricopa County
  • Moon Valley Canyon
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moon Valley Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley Canyon
    • Moon Valley Canyon is located in Maricopa County
  • Mountain Vista
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vista
    • Mountain Vista is located in Maricopa County
  • Paradise City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise City
    • Paradise City is located in Maricopa County
  • Pepper Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepper Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Ridge
    • Pepper Ridge is located in Maricopa County
  • Rose Garden Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Garden Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden Place
    • Rose Garden Place is located in Maricopa County
  • Shadow Canyon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Canyon
    • Shadow Canyon is located in Maricopa County
  • Shadow Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Mountain
    • Shadow Mountain is located in Maricopa County
  • Steeplechase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steeplechase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
    • Steeplechase is located in Maricopa County
  • Sunset Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Sunset Hills is located in Maricopa County
  • Wild Flower
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Flower have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Flower
    • Wild Flower is located in Maricopa County

How Far From Turtle Creek 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 community such as Turtle Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Turtle Creek and extending to:

  • Phoenix, which is the Seat of Maricopa County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Turtle Creek to Phoenix, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,971 miles [3,172 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,436 miles [11,967.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,201 miles [13,198.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Turtle Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Turtle Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turtle Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6384, Longitude: -112.0713       In this case, the coordinates for Turtle Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Turtle Creek 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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Turtle Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.186 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.982 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.171 degrees.




 

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