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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 Turpin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turpin and the surrounding area.
- 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 Turpin:
- 33.735678, -83.425995
- 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 Turpin
- 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 Oconee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
- Since Turpin is near Morgan County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Turpin
Communities Also Named Turpin ...
We found six communities that are also named Turpin.
Within Georgia, the name Turpin is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Macon County
- This Turpin is located in Macon County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Turpin that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Turpin.
- Indiana
- Warrick 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 Turpin [Warrick County].
- Louisiana
- Morehouse Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Turpin [Morehouse Parish].
- Missouri
- Pike 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 Missouri community of Turpin [Pike County].
- Oklahoma
- Beaver County
- This Turpin is located in Beaver County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Turpin that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Turpin.
- Virginia
- King William County
- This Turpin is located in King William County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the northeast of the Turpin that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King William County community of Turpin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Turpin ...
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.
- Bishop
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coventry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coventry is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Crossties
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crossties is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossties
- Elder
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elder is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Elder Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elder Heights is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Heights
- Elder Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elder Ridge is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Ridge
- High Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Laurel Chase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Chase is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Chase
- Malcolms Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Malcolms Store is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolms Store
- Paradise Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise Falls is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Falls
- Poplar Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Quail Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quail Run is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Rose Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Sandy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Shields ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shields is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
How Far From Turpin 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 Turpin 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<4> community of Turpin once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Turpin and extending to:
- Watkinsville, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Turpin 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 503 miles [809.5 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 6,398 miles [10,296.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,098 miles [11,423.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Turpin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Turpin 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Turpin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Turpin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turpin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7357, Longitude: -83.4260 In this case, the coordinates for Turpin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.691 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.027 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.916 degrees. |
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