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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 Turin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turin 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 Turin:
- 42.021442, -95.966811
- 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 Turin
- 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 Monona County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monona County
- Since Turin is near Harrison County and also Burt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burt 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 Turin
Communities Also Named Turin ...
We found seven communities that are also named Turin.
Within Iowa, the name Turin is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Turin lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Turin that is located in Monona County.
- Arkansas
- Grant County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Turin [Grant County].
- Georgia
- Coweta County
- This Turin is located in Coweta County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Turin that is located in Monona County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Turin.
- Kentucky
- Owsley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Turin [Owsley County].
- Michigan
- Marquette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Turin [Marquette County].
- New York
- Lewis County
- This Turin is located in Lewis County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Turin that is located in Monona County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Turin.
- Ontario
- This Turin lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the east of the Turin that is located in Monona County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Turin ...
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.
- Allen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Charter Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Echo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Echo is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Holly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs is located in Woodbury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Little Sioux
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Macy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Maple Landing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maple Landing is located in Monona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Landing
- Moorhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Soldier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Turin 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 city such as Turin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Turin and extending to:
- Onawa, which is the Seat of Monona County, lies just to the West.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Turin to Des Moines, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,123 miles [8,244.7 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- Turin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Turin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Turin 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Turin 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 Turin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0214, Longitude: -95.9668 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.141 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.887 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.786 degrees. |
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