Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Turtletown:
  • 35.127022, -84.353534
  • 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 Turtletown

• 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Since Turtletown is near Cherokee County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Turtletown

Communities Also Named Turtletown ...

We found one communities that are also named Turtletown.

Within Tennessee, the name Turtletown is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • West Virginia
    • Boone County
    • This Turtletown is located in Boone County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Turtletown that is located in Polk County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Turtletown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Turtletown ...

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.

• Belltown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Belltown is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
• Burger Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
• Chanceytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Chanceytown is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
• Ducktown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ducktown is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ducktown <2>
• Fields of the Wood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fields of the Wood is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of the Wood
• Ironsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ironsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsburg
• Liberty
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Pine Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Pleasant Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Violet
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Violet is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
• Wolf Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wolf Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek

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

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

• Benton, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Turtletown to Benton, with an average speed<3> 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 153 miles [246.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 479 miles [770.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,373 miles [10,256.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,082 miles [11,397.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,958 miles [7,979.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'