Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Turn Villa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turn Villa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Turn Villa
- 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 Turn Villa:
- 41.069262, -75.043231
- 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 Turn Villa
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Turn Villa is near Warren County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- eBird sighting report for Pike 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Turn Villa ...
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.
- Bushkill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushkill
- Bushkill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushkill <1>
- Craigs Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigs Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Meadow
- Craigs Meadow is located in Monroe County
- Echo Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Flatbrookville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatbrookville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbrookville
- Flatbrookville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Forest Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Pike County
- Marshalls Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Creek
- Marshalls Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshalls Creek <1>
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Poplar Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bridge
- Poplar Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Sandyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Sandyville is located in Pike County
- Saw Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Shoemakers
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County
How Far From Turn Villa 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 Turn Villa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Turn Villa and extending to:
- Stroudsburg, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Turn Villa to Stroudsburg, with an average speed<4> 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 110 miles [177 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,308 miles [6,933.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Turn Villa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Turn Villa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turn Villa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0693, Longitude: -75.0432 In this case, the coordinates for Turn Villa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Turn Villa to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.526 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.234 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.96 degrees. |