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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 Turney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turney 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 Turney:
    • 35.142303, -87.050009
    • 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 Turney
  • 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 Giles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
    • Since Turney is near Lawrence County and also Limestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone 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 Turney

Communities Also Named Turney ...

We found three communities that are also named Turney.

Within Tennessee, the name Turney is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Cross County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Turney [Cross County].
    • Missouri
      • Clinton County
      • This Turney is located in Clinton County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Turney that is located in Giles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Turney.
    • Texas
      • Cherokee County
      • This Turney is located in Cherokee County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Turney that is located in Giles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Turney.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Turney ...

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.

  • Blooming Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blooming Grove is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
  • Crescent View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Crescent View is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent View
  • Goodspring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Goodspring is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspring
  • Gordon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gordon is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Green Acres is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Field
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Green Field is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
  • Lesters
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lesters is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
  • Minnow Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Minnow Ford is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnow Ford
  • Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Sugartree Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sugartree Ford is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree Ford

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

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

  • Pulaski, which is the Seat of Giles County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Turney to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 609 miles [980.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Turney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Turney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Turney 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 Turney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1423, Longitude: -87.0500       In this case, the coordinates for Turney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.917 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.79 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.041 degrees.