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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.

  • 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 Turnersville:
    • 31.617345, -97.738848
    • 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 Coryell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coryell County
    • Since Turnersville is near Bosque County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bosque County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Texas that is also named Turnersville.

Beyond Texas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Travis County
      • This Turnersville is located in Travis County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the south of the Turnersville that is located in Coryell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Turnersville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Lincoln County
      • This Turnersville is located in Lincoln County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Turnersville that is located in Coryell 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 1,386 miles [2,230.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Turnersville that is located in Coryell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Turnersville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Crawford County
      • This Turnersville is located in Crawford County and lies 1,172 miles [1,886.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Turnersville that is located in Coryell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Turnersville.
      • Lackawanna County
      • This Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County and lies 1,400 miles [2,253.1 km] to the northeast of the Turnersville that is located in Coryell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Turnersville.
    • Tennessee
      • Robertson County
      • This Turnersville is located in Robertson County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Turnersville that is located in Coryell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson 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.

How Far From Turnersville 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 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:

  • Gatesville, which is the Seat of Coryell County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Turnersville to Gatesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,267 miles [2,039 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 72 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,081 miles [11,395.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,814 miles [12,575.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,693 miles [9,162 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- 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: 31.6173, Longitude: -97.7388    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.415 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.899 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.199 degrees.