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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 Turners Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turners Corner 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 Turners Corner:
- 42.427260, -85.425562
- 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 Turners Corner
- 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 Barry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barry County
- Since Turners Corner is near Kalamazoo County and also Allegan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kalamazoo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegan 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 Turners Corner
Communities Also Named Turners Corner ...
We found two communities that are also named Turners Corner.
Within Michigan, the name Turners Corner is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Lumpkin County
- This Turners Corner is located in Lumpkin County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the south of the Turners Corner that is located in Barry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lumpkin County community of Turners Corner.
- Maine
- Lincoln County
- This Turners Corner is located in Lincoln County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Turners Corner that is located in Barry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Turners Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Turners Corner ...
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.
- Cedar Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Galesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gull Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gull Lake
- Hickory Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Howlandsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Howlandsburg is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howlandsburg
- Lawndale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lawndale is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Level Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Orangeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Parchment
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prairieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Prairieville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Stony Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Woodlawn Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Beach is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Beach
How Far From Turners Corner 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 Turners Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Turners Corner and extending to:
- Hastings, which is the Seat of Barry County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Turners Corner to Hastings, 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 five to six hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 502 miles [807.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,074 miles [9,775.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,692 miles [7,551 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Turners Corner) 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 Turners Corner 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 Turners Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4273, Longitude: -85.4256 In this case, the coordinates for Turners Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.97 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.742 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.308 degrees. |
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