Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Turnerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turnerville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Turnerville
- 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 Turnerville:
- 32.025751, -89.203579
- 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 Turnerville
- 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Turnerville is near Smith County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Smith County
- eBird sighting report for Newton 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
Communities Also Named Turnerville ...
We found nine communities that share the name Turnerville.
Within Mississippi, the name Turnerville is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mobile County
- This Turnerville is located in Mobile County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Turnerville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Turnerville.
- Connecticut
- Tolland 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 Connecticut community of Turnerville [Tolland County].
- Georgia
- Habersham County
- This Turnerville is located in Habersham County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Turnerville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Habersham County community of Turnerville.
- Kansas
- Graham 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 Kansas community of Turnerville [Graham County].
- Louisiana
- Iberville Parish
- This Turnerville is located in Iberville Parish and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the southwest of the Turnerville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberville Parish community of Turnerville.
- Missouri
- Howell County
- This Turnerville is located in Howell County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Turnerville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howell County community of Turnerville.
- New Mexico
- Grant County
- This Turnerville is located in Grant County and lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<1> to the west of the Turnerville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Turnerville.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Turnerville.
- Wyoming
- Lincoln County
- This Turnerville is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,398 miles [2,249.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Turnerville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Turnerville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Turnerville ...
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.
- Acme ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Burns ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hamlet ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jewells Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewells Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewells Hill
- Jewells Hill is located in Jasper County
- Mineral Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- 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 Smith County
- Mulberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Stringer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- Stringer is located in Jasper County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stringer <5>
- Success ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Turnerville 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 Turnerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Turnerville and extending to:
- Bay Springs, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Turnerville to Jackson, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 831 miles [1,337.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,433 miles [11,962.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,309 miles [8,544 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Turnerville. 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 from Point A (ie- Turnerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turnerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0258, Longitude: -89.2036 |
| <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 Turnerville, 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 Turnerville 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Turnerville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.013 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.633 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.547 degrees. |