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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 Turkey Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turkey Ridge 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 Turkey Ridge:
    • 41.325064, -79.244764
    • 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 Turkey Ridge
  • 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 Turkey Ridge ...

We found three communities that share the name Turkey Ridge.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Turkey Ridge is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Turkey Ridge is located in Calvert County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Turkey Ridge that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Turkey Ridge.
    • Missouri
      • Pulaski County
      • This Turkey Ridge is located in Pulaski County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Turkey Ridge that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Turkey Ridge.
    • South Dakota
      • Turner County
      • This Turkey Ridge is located in Turner County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Turkey Ridge that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Turner County community of Turkey Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Turkey Ridge ...

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.

  • Cook Tomb
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Tomb
    • Cook Tomb is located in Forest County
  • Cooksburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooksburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
    • Cooksburg is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooksburg <4>
  • Crown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
    • Crown is located in Clarion County
  • Fisher
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Fisher is located in Clarion County
  • Gravel Lick
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Lick
    • Gravel Lick is located in Clarion County
  • Helen Furnace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helen Furnace. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Furnace
    • Helen Furnace is located in Clarion County
  • Hominy Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hominy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy Ridge
    • Hominy Ridge is located in Forest County
  • Leeper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Scotch Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
    • Scotch Hill is located in Clarion County

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

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

  • Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Turkey Ridge to Clarion, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Clarion County: www.co.clarion.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Turkey Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turkey Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3251, Longitude: -79.2448       In this case, the coordinates for Turkey Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Turkey Ridge 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 309.071 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.154 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.751 degrees.




 

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