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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Turtletown

Communities Also Named Turtletown ...

We found one communities that are also named 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.

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)
  • Anchor is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
• Clothier
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clothier is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
• Danville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Danville is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <2>
• Greenview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenview is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
• Havana
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Havana is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
• Low Gap
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Low Gap is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
• Manila
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Manila is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
• Price Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Price Hill is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
• Rock Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rock Creek is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Turtle Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Turtle Creek is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek

How Far From Turtletown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,727 miles [7,607.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'