Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Turner Landing:
  • 37.169774, -89.069515
  • 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 Turner Landing

• 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 Ballard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ballard County
  • Since Turner Landing is near Pulaski County and also Alexander County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander 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 Turner Landing

Communities Also Named Turner Landing ...

We found one communities that are also named Turner Landing.

Within Kentucky, the name Turner Landing is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Turner Landing in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Calhoun County
    • This Turner Landing is located in Calhoun County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Turner Landing that is located in Ballard County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Turner Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Turner Landing ...

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.

• America
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • America is located in Pulaski County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
• Grand Chain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Chain
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Chain <2>
• Monkeys Eyebrow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Monkeys Eyebrow is located in Ballard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkeys Eyebrow
• Mound City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mound City is located in Pulaski County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <2>
• Mounds
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
• Needmore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Needmore is located in Ballard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• New Grand Chain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
• Oscar
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oscar is located in Ballard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
• Pryortown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pryortown is located in Pulaski County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryortown

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

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

• Wickliffe, which is the Seat of Ballard County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Turner Landing to Wickliffe, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 664 miles [1,068.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,194 miles [11,577.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,070 miles [8,159.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'