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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:
    • 32.574035, -83.652128
    • 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 Turtle Creek
  • 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
    • Since Turtle Creek is near Peach County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Peach County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 Turtle Creek

Communities Also Named Turtle Creek ...

We found nine communities that are also named Turtle Creek.

Within Georgia, the name Turtle Creek is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of nine communities that are located 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 ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Turtle Creek is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,640 miles [2,639.3 km]<1> to the west of the Turtle Creek that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Turtle Creek.
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Turtle Creek is located in Pulaski County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Turtle Creek that is located in Houston 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 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Turtle Creek that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough 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 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the west of the Turtle Creek that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Turtle Creek.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Turtle Creek lies 1,365 miles [2,196.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Turtle Creek that is located in Houston 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 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Turtle Creek that is located in Houston 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 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Turtle Creek that is located in Houston 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.

  • Bass
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bass is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
  • Creekside
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Creekside is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
  • Deerwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Deerwood is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Doublegate
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Doublegate is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
  • Dove Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dove Cove is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Cove
  • Heard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Heard is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
  • Hickory Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hickory Woods is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
  • Hidden Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hidden Oaks is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
  • Hunters Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Kings Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Kings Crossing is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
  • Pilgrim Rest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Pilgrim Rest is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest
  • Quail Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Quail Meadow is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Meadow
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Quail Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Quail Run is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Settlers Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Settlers Landing is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
    • Shady Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Shady Grove is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow

How Far From Turtle Creek 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 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:

  • Perry, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Turtle Creek to Perry, with an average speed<3> 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 91 miles [146.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 572 miles [920.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,038 miles [8,107.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Turtle Creek) 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 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>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.
<4>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turtle Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5740, Longitude: -83.6521       In this case, the coordinates for Turtle Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.774 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.96 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.286 degrees.