Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hill:
  • 38.142270, -87.290285
  • 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 Hill

• 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 Warrick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warrick County
  • Since Turpin Hill is near Pike County and also Gibson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson 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 Hill

Communities Also Named Turpin Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named Turpin Hill.

Within Indiana, the name Turpin Hill is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Turpin Hill in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Richmond County
    • This Turpin Hill is located in Richmond County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Turpin Hill that is located in Warrick County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Turpin Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Turpin Hill ...

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.

• Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Center is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
• Dickeyville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
• Fisherville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fisherville is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
• Graham Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
• Jockey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jockey is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey
• Lynnville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lynnville is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynnville <2>
• Rosebud
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosebud is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
• Scalesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Scalesville is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
• Stanley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanley is located in Warrick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley

How Far From Turpin Hill 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 Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Turpin Hill and extending to:

• Boonville, which is the Seat of Warrick County, lies just to the South.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Turpin Hill to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,349 miles [10,217.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,076 miles [11,387.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,953 miles [7,971.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'