Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Turtlepoint:
  • 41.871731, -78.339738
  • 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 Turtlepoint

• 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 McKean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McKean County
  • Since Turtlepoint is near Potter County and also Cattaraugus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Potter County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus 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 Turtlepoint

Curious and Interesting Names Near Turtlepoint ...

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.

• Duke Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Duke Center is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
• Farmers Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Farmers Valley is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
• Haymaker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Haymaker is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymaker
• Indian Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Crossing is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
• Main Settlement
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Main Settlement is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Settlement
• Shinglehouse
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Shinglehouse is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglehouse
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinglehouse <1>
• Sunnyside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Toll Gate Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Toll Gate Corner is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Corner
• Twomile
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Twomile is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twomile
• Walkertown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Walkertown is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
• Wolf Run
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Wolf Run is located in McKean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Turtlepoint and extending to:

• Smethport, which is the Seat of McKean County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 133 miles [214 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Turtlepoint to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,824 miles [9,372.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,420 miles [7,113.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'