Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Turkville:
  • 39.103344, -99.245655
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Turkville

• 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 Ellis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Ellis County
  • Since Turkville is near Rooks County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Rooks County
  • eBird sighting report for Russell 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Turkville ...

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.

• Catharine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catharine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
  • Catharine is located in Ellis County
  • Catharine has also been known as:
  • Catherine
• Covert
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
  • Covert is located in Osborne County
• Fairport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Fairport is located in Russell County
• Hays
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
  • Hays is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <2>
• Hog Back
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hog Back have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back
  • Hog Back is located in Ellis County
• Paradise
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Paradise is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
• Plainville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
  • Plainville is located in Rooks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <2>
• Waldo
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Waldo is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Former name for Waldo:
  • Pleasant Run

How Far From Turkville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Turkville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Turkville and extending to:

• Hays, which is the Seat of Ellis County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Turkville to Hays, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,188 miles [1,911.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,484 miles [12,044.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,386 miles [8,667.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ellis County: www.ellisco.net/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/