Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Turniptown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turniptown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Turniptown
- 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 Turniptown:
- 34.709252, -84.420758
- 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 Turniptown
- 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 Gilmer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
- Since Turniptown is near Fannin County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fannin County
- eBird sighting report for Pickens 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Turniptown ...
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.
- Big Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Cherry Log
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Log
- Cherry Log is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Log <2>
- Chopped Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chopped Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopped Oak
- Chopped Oak is located in Gilmer County
- Diamond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Due ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Elders
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Flat Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Flat Branch is located in Gilmer County
- Goose Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Island
- Goose Island is located in Gilmer County
- Jones Mill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
- Jones Mill is located in Gilmer County
- Licklog ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Maxwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Mountaintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountaintown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaintown
- Mountaintown is located in Gilmer County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pike ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Quill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Ratcliff ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Stanley Mill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Mill
- Stanley Mill is located in Gilmer County
- Pike ‑ Historic
How Far From Turniptown 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 Turniptown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Turniptown once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Turniptown and extending to:
- Ellijay, which is the Seat of Gilmer County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<4> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Turniptown to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 500 miles [804.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,102 miles [11,429.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,979 miles [8,012.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Turniptown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Turniptown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turniptown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7093, Longitude: -84.4208 In this case, the coordinates for Turniptown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Turniptown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.309 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.877 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.064 degrees. |