Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Thomas:
  • 33.519550, -86.838046
  • 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 East Thomas

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since East Thomas is near Shelby County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 East Thomas

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Thomas ...

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.

• English Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • English Village is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
• Five Points South
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points South is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points South
• Frenchtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Frenchtown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
• Glen Iris
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Iris is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iris
• Grove Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Little Italy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Little Italy is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
• Martins
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Martins is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
• Mason City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mason City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
• Rosedale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Shadyside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Shadyside is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Tuxedo Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Tuxedo Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Heights
  • Village Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Village Creek is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek
  • Village Creek Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Village Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek Junction
  • Vulcan City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Vulcan City is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan City
  • Zion Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Zion Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Heights

How Far From East Thomas 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 East Thomas to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from East Thomas to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,262 miles [11,687.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,138 miles [8,268.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'