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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 Turkey Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turkey 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 Turkey Creek:
    • 37.070464, -83.022324
    • 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 Turkey 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 Letcher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher County
    • Since Turkey Creek is near Perry County and also Harlan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harlan 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 Turkey Creek

Communities Also Named Turkey Creek ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Turkey Creek.

There are two communities within Kentucky that are also named Turkey Creek.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Kentucky ...
    • Knox County
      • This Turkey Creek is located in Knox County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Turkey Creek that is located in Letcher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Turkey Creek.
    • Pike County
      • This Turkey Creek is located in Pike County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Turkey Creek that is located in Letcher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Turkey Creek.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Stone County
      • This Turkey Creek is located in Stone County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the west of the Turkey Creek that is located in Letcher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Turkey Creek.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Turkey Creek is located in Hillsborough County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the south of the Turkey Creek that is located in Letcher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Turkey Creek.
    • Indiana
      • Steuben County
      • This Turkey Creek is located in Steuben County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Turkey Creek that is located in Letcher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Turkey Creek.
    • Kansas
      • Doniphan 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 Kansas community of Turkey Creek [Doniphan County].
      • McPherson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Turkey Creek [McPherson County].
      • Wallace County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Turkey Creek [Wallace County].
    • Louisiana
      • Evangeline Parish
      • This Turkey Creek is located in Evangeline Parish and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the southwest of the Turkey Creek that is located in Letcher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Evangeline Parish community of Turkey Creek.
    • Mississippi
      • Yalobusha County
      • This Turkey Creek is located in Yalobusha County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Turkey Creek that is located in Letcher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yalobusha County community of Turkey Creek.
    • Tennessee
      • Clay County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Turkey Creek [Clay County].
      • Moore County
      • This Turkey Creek is located in Moore County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Turkey Creek that is located in Letcher County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Turkey Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Turkey 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.

  • Blair
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blair is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Chad
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Chad is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chad
  • Daisy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Daisy is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Defeated Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Defeated Creek is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated Creek
  • Flint
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Flint is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Gordon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gordon is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Hot Spot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hot Spot is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Spot
    • Hot Spot has also been known as:
    • Hotspot
  • Indian Bottom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
  • Kingdom Come
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Kingdom Come is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Come
  • Kings Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
  • Linefork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Linefork is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
  • Sand Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sand Hill is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Skyline
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Skyline is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline

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

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

  • Whitesburg, which is the Seat of Letcher County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Turkey Creek to Whitesburg, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 349 miles [561.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,817 miles [7,752.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Turkey 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Turkey 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>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 Turkey Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Turkey 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 Turkey Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0705, Longitude: -83.0223       In this case, the coordinates for Turkey Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.514 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.301 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.848 degrees.