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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 Turnersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turnersville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Turnersville:
- 41.510053, -80.476736
- 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 Turnersville
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Turnersville is near Ashtabula County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashtabula County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Turnersville
Communities Also Named Turnersville ...
We found six communities that are also named Turnersville.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Turnersville.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Lackawanna County
- This Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the east of the Turnersville that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Turnersville.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Lincoln County
- This Turnersville is located in Lincoln County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Turnersville that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Turnersville.
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- This Turnersville is located in Gloucester County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Turnersville that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Turnersville.
- Tennessee
- Robertson County
- This Turnersville is located in Robertson County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Turnersville that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Turnersville.
- Texas
- Coryell County
- This Turnersville is located in Coryell County and lies 1,172 miles [1,886.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Turnersville that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coryell County community of Turnersville.
- Travis County
- This Turnersville is located in Travis County and lies 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km] to the west southwest of the Turnersville that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Turnersville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Turnersville ...
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.
- Dewey ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dewey is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Donner Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Donner Crossroads is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Crossroads
- Farmdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmdale is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Jamestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leechs Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maysville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Stony Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Superior ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Superior is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Wick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Williamsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Turnersville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Turnersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Turnersville and extending to:
- Meadville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Turnersville to Meadville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 205 miles [329.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 255 miles [410.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,926 miles [9,537 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,525 miles [7,282.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Turnersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Turnersville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turnersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5101, Longitude: -80.4767 In this case, the coordinates for Turnersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.829 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.041 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.251 degrees. |
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