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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 Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turkey Run 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 Turkey Run:
- 38.671786, -77.743881
- 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 Run
- 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 Fauquier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier County
- Since Turkey Run is near Prince William County and also Culpeper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper 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 Run
Communities Also Named Turkey Run ...
We found one communities that are also named Turkey Run.
Within Virginia, the name Turkey Run is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Turkey Run in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County
- This Turkey Run is located in Schuylkill County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Turkey Run that is located in Fauquier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Turkey Run.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Turkey Run ...
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.
- Broken Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Broken Hill is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Hill
- Casanova
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crossroads is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Daniels Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Daniels Mill is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Mill
- Frytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Oak Shade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Shade is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
- Oak Tree Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Tree Corner is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Corner
- Opal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Sunny Knoll
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Knoll is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Knoll
- Weaversville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weaversville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Weaverville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Weaverville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
How Far From Turkey Run 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 Turkey Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Turkey Run and extending to:
- Warrenton, which is the Seat of Fauquier County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Turkey Run to Richmond, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 41 miles [66 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Turkey Run) 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 Turkey Run 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 Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6718, Longitude: -77.7439 In this case, the coordinates for Turkey Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.32 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.894 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.097 degrees. |
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