Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Turkeyfoot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turkeyfoot and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Turkeyfoot
- 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 Turkeyfoot:
- 39.888981, -77.722771
- 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 Turkeyfoot
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Turkeyfoot is near Washington County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Turkeyfoot ...
We found four communities that share the name Turkeyfoot.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Turkeyfoot.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Somerset County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Turkeyfoot [Somerset County].
- Washington County
- This Turkeyfoot is located in Washington County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Turkeyfoot that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Turkeyfoot.
- Somerset County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Turkeyfoot is located in Hamilton County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Turkeyfoot that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Turkeyfoot.
- West Virginia
- Hancock County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Turkeyfoot [Hancock County].
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Turkeyfoot ...
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.
- Cashtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Cashtown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cashtown <4>
- Cheesetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
- Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
- Clay Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Edenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Falling Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Falling Spring is located in Franklin County
- Franklin Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Furnace
- Franklin Furnace is located in Franklin County
- Greencastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Greencastle is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <4>
- Jugtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Franklin County
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Franklin County
- Red Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- Red Bridge is located in Franklin County
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Sandy Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Hook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Sandy Hook is located in Franklin County
- Social Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Social Island have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Island
- Social Island is located in Franklin County
How Far From Turkeyfoot 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 Turkeyfoot to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Turkeyfoot and extending to:
- Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Turkeyfoot to Harrisburg, 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 77 miles [123.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<7> 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).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,471 miles [7,195.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Turkeyfoot. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Turkeyfoot 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Turkeyfoot) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turkeyfoot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8890, Longitude: -77.7228 In this case, the coordinates for Turkeyfoot have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Turkeyfoot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Turkeyfoot 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 308.234 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.983 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.624 degrees. |