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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 Turnersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turnersville 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 Turnersville:
    • 39.773261, -75.051485
    • 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 Turnersville
  • 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
    • Since Turnersville is near Camden County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Turnersville

Communities Also Named Turnersville ...

We found six communities that are also named Turnersville.

Within New Jersey, the name Turnersville is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Lincoln County
      • This Turnersville is located in Lincoln County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Turnersville that is located in Gloucester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Turnersville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Crawford County
      • This Turnersville is located in Crawford County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Turnersville that is located in Gloucester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Turnersville.
      • Lackawanna County
      • This Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the north of the Turnersville that is located in Gloucester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Turnersville.
    • Tennessee
      • Robertson County
      • This Turnersville is located in Robertson County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Turnersville that is located in Gloucester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Turnersville.
    • Texas
      • Coryell County
      • This Turnersville is located in Coryell County and lies 1,386 miles [2,230.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Turnersville that is located in Gloucester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coryell County community of Turnersville.
      • Travis County
      • This Turnersville is located in Travis County and lies 1,444 miles [2,323.9 km] to the west southwest of the Turnersville that is located in Gloucester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Turnersville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Turnersville ...

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.

  • Cherrywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherrywood is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Chews
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Chews is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chews
  • Cross Keys
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cross Keys is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Dicktown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dicktown is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicktown
  • Garden City
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Garden City is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Good Intent
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Good Intent is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
  • Green Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Tree is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
  • Hickstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hickstown is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickstown
  • Hilltop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hilltop is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Lambs Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lambs Terrace is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Terrace
  • Mechanicsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Sunset Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset Beach is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach

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

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

  • Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Turnersville to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 122 miles [196.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,776 miles [9,295.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,358 miles [7,013.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Turnersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Turnersville 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 Turnersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7733, Longitude: -75.0515       In this case, the coordinates for Turnersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.653 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.172 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.522 degrees.