Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Turner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Turner
- 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 Turner:
- 44.848924, -122.951910
- 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 Turner
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Turner is near Polk County and also Linn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- eBird sighting report for Linn 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 Turner ...
We found 41 communities that share the name Turner.
Within Oregon, the name Turner is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another 41 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 41 communities, 40 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Choctaw County
- This Turner is located in Choctaw County and lies 2,049 miles [3,297.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Turner that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Turner.
- Shelby County
- This Turner is located in Shelby County and lies 2,068 miles [3,328.1 km] to the east of the Turner that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Turner.
- Talladega County
- This Turner is located in Talladega County and lies 2,102 miles [3,382.8 km] to the east of the Turner that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Turner.
- Arkansas
- Mississippi County
- This Turner is located in Mississippi County and lies 1,824 miles [2,935.4 km]<1> to the east of the Turner that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Turner.
- Phillips County
- This Turner is located in Phillips County and lies 1,827 miles [2,940.3 km] to the east southeast of the Turner that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Turner.
- California
- San Joaquin County
- This Turner is located in San Joaquin County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the south of the Turner that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Turner.
- Sonoma County
- This Turner is located in Sonoma County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km] to the south of the Turner that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Turner.
- Florida
- Idaho
- Caribou County
- This Turner is located in Caribou County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Turner that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caribou County community of Turner.
- Idaho County
- This Turner is located in Idaho County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km] to the east of the Turner that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Turner.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Turner is located in Baltimore County and lies 2,379 miles [3,828.6 km]<1> to the east of the Turner that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Turner.
- Talbot County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Turner [Talbot County].
- Michigan
- Arenac County
- This Turner is located in Arenac County and lies 1,910 miles [3,073.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Turner that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arenac County community of Turner.
- Dickinson County
- This Turner is located in Dickinson County and lies 1,685 miles [2,711.7 km] to the east northeast of the Turner that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Turner.
- Mississippi
- Tallahatchie County
- This Turner is located in Tallahatchie County and lies 1,881 miles [3,027.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Turner that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallahatchie County community of Turner.
- Tunica County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Turner [Tunica County].
- Missouri
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Turner [Greene County].
- New Madrid County
- This Turner is located in New Madrid County and lies 1,806 miles [2,906.5 km]<1> to the east of the Turner that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Turner.
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Logan County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Logan County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Turner.
- Tuscarawas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Turner [Tuscarawas County].
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Turner lies 1,968 miles [3,167.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Turner that is located in Marion County.
- Pennsylvania
- Crawford County
- This Turner is located in Crawford County and lies 2,126 miles [3,421.5 km]<1> to the east of the Turner that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Turner.
- Mercer County
- This Turner is located in Mercer County and lies 2,147 miles [3,455.3 km] to the east of the Turner that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Turner.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Virginia
- Brunswick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Turner [Brunswick County].
- Greensville County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Turner [Greensville County].
- Isle of Wight County
- This Turner is located in Isle of Wight County and lies 2,440 miles [3,926.8 km]<1> to the east of the Turner that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isle of Wight County community of Turner.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Turner is located in Kanawha County and lies 2,167 miles [3,487.4 km]<1> to the east of the Turner that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Turner.
- Lewis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Turner [Lewis County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Turner ...
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.
- Ale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Badger Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
- Badger Corner is located in Marion County
- Durbin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Four Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Marion County
- Fruitland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
- Pringle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Rosedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Sublimity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity
- Sublimity is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublimity <5>
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Young
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Turner 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 city such as Turner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Turner and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,364 miles [3,804.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Turner to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 5 days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 135 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 93 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,725 miles [12,432.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,837 miles [9,393.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Turner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
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- Turner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8489, Longitude: -122.9519 In this case, the coordinates for Turner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Turner 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. |
| <3> | 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 Turner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Turner 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 341.239 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.721 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.336 degrees. |