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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turkey 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 Turkey:
    • 37.479256, -83.507684
    • 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
  • 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 Breathitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Breathitt County
    • Since Turkey is near Owsley County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Owsley County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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

Communities Also Named Turkey ...

We found eight communities that are also named Turkey.

Within Kentucky, the name Turkey is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Marion County
      • This Turkey is located in Marion County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the west of the Turkey that is located in Breathitt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Turkey.
    • Michigan
      • Wayne 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 Michigan community of Turkey [Wayne County].
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth 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 New Jersey community of Turkey [Monmouth County].
    • North Carolina
      • Sampson County
      • This Turkey is located in Sampson County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Turkey that is located in Breathitt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sampson County community of Turkey.
    • Ohio
      • Highland County
      • This Turkey is located in Highland County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the north of the Turkey that is located in Breathitt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Turkey.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clarion 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 Pennsylvania community of Turkey [Clarion County].
    • Texas
      • Hall County
      • This Turkey is located in Hall County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<1> to the west of the Turkey that is located in Breathitt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Turkey.
    • West Virginia
      • Wyoming County
      • This Turkey is located in Wyoming County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the east of the Turkey that is located in Breathitt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Turkey.

Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.

  • Beech
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Beech is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
  • Canoe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Canoe is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
  • Chestnut Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Gap is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
  • Copland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Copland is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copland
  • Cowcreek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cowcreek is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowcreek
  • Crockettsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Crockettsville is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockettsville
  • Fivemile
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fivemile is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
  • Frozen Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
  • Jetts Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
  • Little
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Little is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little
  • Lone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
  • Lucky Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lucky Fork is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Fork
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Panhandle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Panhandle is located in Breathitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle
    • Quicksand
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
    • Ricetown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ricetown is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
    • Shoulderblade
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shoulderblade is located in Breathitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulderblade
    • Stay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Stay is located in Owsley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
    • War Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • War Creek is located in Breathitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Creek
    • Widecreek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Widecreek is located in Breathitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widecreek
    • Wolf Coal
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wolf Coal is located in Breathitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Coal
    • Wolverine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine

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

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

  • Jackson, which is the Seat of Breathitt County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Turkey to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 364 miles [585.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Turkey) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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>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.
<4>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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4793, Longitude: -83.5077       In this case, the coordinates for Turkey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.81 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.70 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.936 degrees.