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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 Turk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turk 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 Turk:
- 48.054053, -118.113313
- 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 Turk
- 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 Stevens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stevens County
- Since Turk is near Ferry County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ferry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Turk
Communities Also Named Turk ...
We found one communities that are also named Turk.
Within Washington, the name Turk is unique.
Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Turk in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Fresno County
- This Turk is located in Fresno County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the south of the Turk that is located in Stevens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Turk.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Turk ...
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.
- Deer Meadows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Meadows is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
- Deer Trail
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deer Trail is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Trail
- Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grays
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grays is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
- Hunters
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Little Falls is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Meteor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meteor is located in Ferry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meteor
- Miles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miles is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Seven Bays
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Bays is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Bays
- Waits
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waits is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits
How Far From Turk 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 Turk to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Turk and extending to:
- Colville, which is the Seat of Stevens County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Turk to Colville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 233 miles [375 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,124 miles [3,418.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,440 miles [11,973.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,525 miles [8,891.6 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- Turk) 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 Turk 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 Turk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0541, Longitude: -118.1133 In this case, the coordinates for Turk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.423 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.461 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.965 degrees. |
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