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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 Track, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turkey Track 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 Track:
    • 35.389799, -87.573909
    • 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 Turkey Track
  • 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Since Turkey Track is near Lewis County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Turkey Track

Communities Also Named Turkey Track ...

We found one communities that are also named Turkey Track.

Within Tennessee, the name Turkey Track is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Turkey Track in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Morgan County
      • This Turkey Track is located in Morgan County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the north of the Turkey Track that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Turkey Track.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Turkey Track ...

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.

  • Bird ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bird is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
  • Buffalo Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo Valley is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Valley
  • Highland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Highland is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Howard ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Howard is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Kitchens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Kitchens is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchens
  • Metal Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Metal Ford is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metal Ford
  • Nancy ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Nancy is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
  • Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Providence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Providence is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence

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

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

  • Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Turkey Track to Lawrenceburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,211 miles [11,605 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Turkey Track) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Track 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 Turkey Track. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3898, Longitude: -87.5739       In this case, the coordinates for Turkey Track have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.253 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.212 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.207 degrees.