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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 Turners Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turners Crossroads 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 Turners Crossroads:
- 36.550428, -77.586369
- 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 Turners Crossroads
- 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 Greensville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greensville County
- Since Turners Crossroads is near Northampton County and also Halifax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax 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 Turners Crossroads
Communities Also Named Turners Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Turners Crossroads.
Within Virginia, the name Turners Crossroads is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Turners Crossroads in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Northampton County
- This Turners Crossroads is located in Northampton County and lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east of the Turners Crossroads that is located in Greensville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Turners Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Turners Crossroads ...
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.
- Brewers Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brewers Crossroads is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Crossroads
- Brink
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brink is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Garysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gum Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Forks is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Forks
- Gumberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gumberry is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumberry
- Lanes Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lanes Corner is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Corner
- Mitchells Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mitchells Mill is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Mill
- Paris Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paris Store is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Store
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rosemary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemary is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Skippers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slates Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Slates Corner is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slates Corner
How Far From Turners Crossroads 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 Turners Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Turners Crossroads and extending to:
- Emporia, which is the Seat of Greensville County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Turners Crossroads to Emporia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the north (N). 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 164 miles [263.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,021 miles [9,689.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,598 miles [7,399.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Turners Crossroads) 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 Turners Crossroads 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 Turners Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5504, Longitude: -77.5864 In this case, the coordinates for Turners Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.328 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.581 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.801 degrees. |
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