Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Turpin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turpin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Turpin
- 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 Turpin:
- 37.761253, -77.146918
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Turpin
- 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 King William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for King William County
- Since Turpin is near King and Queen County and also Hanover County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
- eBird sighting report for Hanover 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Turpin ...
We found six communities that share the name Turpin.
Within Virginia, the name Turpin is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
Curious and Interesting Names Near Turpin ...
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.
- Farmers Shop Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Shop Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Shop Corner
- Farmers Shop Corner is located in Hanover County
- Globe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Horse Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
- Horse Landing is located in King William County
- Horseshoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Keith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - King William
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King William have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King William
- King William is located in King William County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King William <5>
- Locust Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Green
- Locust Green is located in Hanover County
- Locust Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in King and Queen County
- Pointers Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pointers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers Landing
- Pointers Landing is located in King William County
- Poplar Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Landing
- Poplar Landing is located in King William County
- Tuck Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
How Far From Turpin 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 Turpin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Turpin and extending to:
- King William, which is the Seat of King William County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Turpin to Richmond, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 78 miles [125.5 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,529 miles [7,288.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Turpin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for King William County: www.co.king-william.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 Turpin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Turpin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turpin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7613, Longitude: -77.1469 In this case, the coordinates for Turpin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Turpin could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Turpin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.02 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.413 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.189 degrees. |