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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 Turnbull, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turnbull 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 Turnbull:
    • 31.022289, -91.290242
    • 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 Turnbull
  • 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

Communities Also Named Turnbull ...

We found eight communities that share the name Turnbull.

Within Mississippi, the name Turnbull is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Monroe County
      • This Turnbull is located in Monroe County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Turnbull that is located in Wilkinson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Turnbull.
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Turnbull [Tulare County].
    • Florida
      • Brevard County
      • This Turnbull is located in Brevard County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Turnbull that is located in Wilkinson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brevard County community of Turnbull.
    • Louisiana
      • West Feliciana Parish
      • This Turnbull is located in West Feliciana Parish and lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Turnbull that is located in Wilkinson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Feliciana Parish community of Turnbull.
    • Manitoba
      • This Turnbull lies 1,675 miles [2,695.7 km]<1> to the north of the Turnbull that is located in Wilkinson County.
    • Michigan
      • Alpena County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Turnbull [Alpena County].
    • Tennessee
      • Dickson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Turnbull [Dickson County].
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This Turnbull is located in Fauquier County and lies 924 miles [1,487 km]<1> to the northeast of the Turnbull that is located in Wilkinson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Turnbull.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Turnbull ...

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.

  • Alice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alice have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
    • Alice is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Converse ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
    • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Donegal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donegal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal
    • Donegal is located in Wilkinson County
  • Elm Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
    • Elm Park is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Flower Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
    • Flower Hill is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Laneheart
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laneheart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneheart
    • Laneheart is located in Wilkinson County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkinson County
  • Retreat
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
    • Retreat is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Rosebank
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
    • Rosebank is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Spillman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spillman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillman
    • Spillman is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Wayside ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
    • Wayside is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)

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

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

  • Woodville, which is the Seat of Wilkinson County, lies just to the North.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Turnbull to Jackson, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 970 miles [1,561.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,571 miles [12,184.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,447 miles [8,766.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Turnbull) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turnbull. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0223, Longitude: -91.2902       In this case, the coordinates for Turnbull have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Turnbull, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Turnbull 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Turnbull to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.188 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.865 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.542 degrees.









 

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