Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Turners Corner

• 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 Turners Corner:
  • 34.663148, -83.900742
  • 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 Turners Corner

• 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 Lumpkin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lumpkin County
  • Since Turners Corner is near White County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Turners Corner

Communities Also Named Turners Corner ...

We found two communities that are also named Turners Corner.

Within Georgia, the name Turners Corner is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maine
    • Lincoln County
    • This Turners Corner is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Turners Corner that is located in Lumpkin County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Turners Corner.
  • Michigan
    • Barry County
    • This Turners Corner is located in Barry County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the north of the Turners Corner that is located in Lumpkin County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Turners Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Turners Corner ...

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.

• Gates ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gates is located in Lumpkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
• Pleasant Retreat ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Retreat is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
• Porter Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Porter Springs is located in Lumpkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
• Sarah
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sarah is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
• Stay ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Stay is located in Lumpkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
• Tube ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tube is located in Lumpkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tube
• Walnut ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Walnut is located in Lumpkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
• Wild ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wild is located in Lumpkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild
• Willow ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people

How Far From Turners Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Turners Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Dahlonega, which is the Seat of Lumpkin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Turners Corner to Dahlonega, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 478 miles [769.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,081 miles [11,395.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,958 miles [7,979.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'