Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tharin:
  • 32.204588, -86.283856
  • 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 Tharin

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Tharin is near Lowndes County and also Crenshaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crenshaw 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 Tharin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tharin ...

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.

• Cross Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cross Creek is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
• Hobbie Farm
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hobbie Farm is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbie Farm
• Hope Hull
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hope Hull is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Hull
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Hull <1>
• Hunters Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hunters Point is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
• Hunting Downs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunting Downs is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Downs
• Pine Needles
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Needles is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needles
• Red Level
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Level is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
• Regency Forest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Regency Forest is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Forest
• Robinson Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Robinson Crossroads is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroads
• Rolling Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Rolling Lakes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rolling Lakes is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Lakes
• Spring Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
• Spring Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Valley Whispers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Valley Whispers is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Whispers

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tharin and extending to:

• Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Tharin to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 694 miles [1,116.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,294 miles [11,738.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,172 miles [8,323.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'