Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Turbotville:
  • 41.100918, -76.766627
  • 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 Turbotville

• 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 Northumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland County
  • Since Turbotville is near Montour County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montour County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Turbotville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Turbotville ...

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.

• California
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • California is located in Montour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
• Delaware Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Delaware Run is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Run
• Exchange
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Exchange is located in Montour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Limestoneville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Limestoneville is located in Montour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestoneville
• Mexico
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mexico is located in Montour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Montour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Springtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Springtown is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Strawberry Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Strawberry Ridge is located in Montour County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Ridge
• Warrior Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Warrior Run is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Turbotville and extending to:

• Sunbury, which is the Seat of Northumberland County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Turbotville to Sunbury, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 152 miles [244.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,382 miles [7,052.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'