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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 Turnertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turnertown 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 Turnertown:
- 36.774763, -86.655274
- 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 Turnertown
- 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 Simpson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Simpson County
- Since Turnertown is near Logan County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Turnertown
Communities Also Named Turnertown ...
We found four communities that are also named Turnertown.
There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Turnertown.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Butler County
- This Turnertown is located in Butler County and lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Turnertown that is located in Simpson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Turnertown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Quebec
- This Turnertown lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Turnertown that is located in Simpson County.
- Texas
- Rusk County
- This Turnertown is located in Rusk County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Turnertown that is located in Simpson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Turnertown.
- West Virginia
- Lewis County
- This Turnertown is located in Lewis County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Turnertown that is located in Simpson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Turnertown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Turnertown ...
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.
- Black Jack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Dennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gold City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Hickory Flat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Flat is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Hilltop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Mitchell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Prices Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Rich Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Pond is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Pond
- Rockfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
How Far From Turnertown 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 Turnertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Turnertown and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Simpson County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Turnertown to Frankfort, 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 544 miles [875.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,111 miles [11,444 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,986 miles [8,024.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Turnertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Turnertown 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 Turnertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7748, Longitude: -86.6553 In this case, the coordinates for Turnertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.739 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.813 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.486 degrees. |
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