Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Turbats Creek:
  • 43.354531, -70.450051
  • 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 Turbats 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Turbats Creek is near Cumberland County and also Strafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford 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 Turbats Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Turbats 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.

• Cozy Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cozy Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corners
• Elms
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Elms is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms
• Fortunes Rocks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fortunes Rocks is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortunes Rocks
• Four Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Four Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Goose Rocks Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Goose Rocks Beach is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rocks Beach
• Guinea Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Guinea Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Corner
• Lower Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lower Landing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Landing
• Millers Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Millers Crossing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Crossing
• Moody Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Moody Point is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Point
• Tea Kettle Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tea Kettle Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Kettle Corner
• Town House Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Town House Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House Corners

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Turbats Creek and extending to:

• Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Turbats Creek to Alfred, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 460 miles [740.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,440 miles [8,754.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,026 miles [6,479.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'