Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Turtletown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Turtletown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Turtletown
- 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 Turtletown:
- 38.019268, -81.873457
- 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 Turtletown
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Turtletown is near Logan County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Logan County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Turtletown ...
We found one communities that share the name Turtletown.
Within West Virginia, the name Turtletown is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Turtletown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Polk County
- This Turtletown is located in Polk County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Turtletown that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Turtletown.
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Turtletown ...
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.
- Anchor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Clothier
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
- Clothier is located in Boone County
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
- Greenview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Greenview is located in Boone County
- Havana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Low Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Manila
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Price Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
- Price Hill is located in Boone County
- Rock Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Boone County
- Turtle Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
How Far From Turtletown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Turtletown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Turtletown and extending to:
- Madison, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Turtletown to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,727 miles [7,607.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Turtletown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Turtletown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turtletown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0193, Longitude: -81.8735 In this case, the coordinates for Turtletown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Turtletown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.813 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.638 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.072 degrees. |