Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mill:
  • 36.766445, -91.266523
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Turners Mill

• 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 Oregon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Oregon County
  • Since Turners Mill is near Ripley County and also Carter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Ripley County
  • eBird sighting report for Carter 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Turners Mill ...

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.

• Barren ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren
  • Barren is located in Carter County
• Calm
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
  • Calm is located in Oregon County
• Couch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Couch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
  • Couch is located in Oregon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Couch <2>
• Handy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
  • Handy is located in Ripley County
• Low Wassie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Wassie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Wassie
  • Low Wassie is located in Shannon County
• Lulu
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lulu have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
  • Lulu is located in Oregon County
• Royal Oak
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Royal Oak is located in Oregon County
• Wilderness
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderness have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
  • Wilderness is located in Oregon County
• Woodside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
  • Woodside is located in Oregon County

How Far From Turners Mill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Turners Mill and extending to:

• Alton, which is the Seat of Oregon County, lies just to the Southwest.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Turners Mill to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 45 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,302 miles [11,751.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,180 miles [8,336.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Turners Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/