Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Turner Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turner Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Turner Corner

• 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 Turner Corner:
  • 47.804543, -122.143460
  • 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 Turner Corner

• 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 Snohomish County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Snohomish County
  • Since Turner Corner is near King County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce 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 Turner Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Turner Corner ...

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.

• Bromart
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bromart is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromart
• Clearview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Clearview is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Cottage Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottage Lake is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Lake
• Day City ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Day City is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day City
• Echo Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Echo Lake is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
• Grace
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Grace is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Kingsgate
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kingsgate is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
• Martha Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Martha Lake is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Lake
• Moorlands
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Moorlands is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorlands
• Murphys Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Murphys Corner is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
• Silver Firs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Silver Firs is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Firs
• Thrashers Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Thrashers Corner is located in Snohomish County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrashers Corner
• Willows
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Willows is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows

How Far From Turner Corner 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 Turner Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Turner Corner and extending to:

• Everett, which is the Seat of Snohomish County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Turner Corner to Everett, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,311 miles [3,719.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,757 miles [10,874.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,519 miles [12,100.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,643 miles [9,081.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'