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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 Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turkey Point 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 Point:
    • 38.906225, -76.496348
    • 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 Point
  • 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Turkey Point is near Queen Anne's County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Point

Communities Also Named Turkey Point ...

We found four communities that are also named Turkey Point.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Turkey Point.

Beyond Maryland, 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 Maryland ...
    • Baltimore County
      • This Turkey Point is located in Baltimore County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the north of the Turkey Point that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Turkey Point.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Miami-Dade 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 Florida community of Turkey Point [Miami-Dade County].
    • Georgia
      • Troup County
      • This Turkey Point is located in Troup County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Turkey Point that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Turkey Point.
    • Ontario
      • This Turkey Point lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Turkey Point that is located in Anne Arundel County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Turkey Point ...

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.

  • Anchorage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Anchorage is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Fishing Creek Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fishing Creek Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek Farms
  • Harbor View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Harbor View is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • Harness Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Harness Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harness Woods
  • Holly Hill Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Holly Hill Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill Harbor
  • Hunt Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hunt Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Meadows
  • Keys Farm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Keys Farm is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Farm
  • Kitty Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Kitty Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Creek
  • Lands End
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lands End is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
  • Londontowne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Londontowne is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londontowne
  • Mariners Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mariners Point is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Point
  • Mayo
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Oakbluff
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakbluff is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbluff
    • Oyster Harbor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Oyster Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Harbor
    • Painters Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Painters Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Hill
    • Pine Whiff Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Whiff Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Whiff Beach
    • Ponder Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Ponder Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder Cove
    • Timber Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Timber Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek
    • Walnut Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Lake is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lake
    • Watergate
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Watergate is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate

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

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

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the North.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the north (N).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Turkey Point to White House, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,874 miles [9,453.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Turkey Point) 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 Point 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 Point 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 Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9062, Longitude: -76.4963       In this case, the coordinates for Turkey Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.571 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.078 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.484 degrees.