Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Little Turkey:
  • 43.129695, -92.101003
  • 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 Little Turkey

• 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 Chickasaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chickasaw County
  • Since Little Turkey is near Winneshiek County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winneshiek County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard 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 Little Turkey

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Turkey ...

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.

• Alpha
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Alpha is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
• Chickasaw
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
• Eldorado
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Eldorado is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
• Fredericksburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Fredericksburg is located in Chickasaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <1>
• Frederika
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Frederika is located in Bremer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
• Hawkeye
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
• Maple Leaf
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Leaf is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Leaf
• Republic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Republic is located in Chickasaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
• Spillville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Spillville is located in Winneshiek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spillville <1>
• Spring Fountain
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Spring Fountain is located in Bremer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fountain
• Twin Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Twin Springs is located in Winneshiek County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs

How Far From Little Turkey 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 Little Turkey to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Little Turkey and extending to:

• New Hampton, which is the Seat of Chickasaw County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Little Turkey to New Hampton, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 836 miles [1,345.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'