Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Thomas Hill:
  • 33.184005, -86.277475
  • 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 Thomas Hill

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

Communities Also Named Thomas Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named Thomas Hill.

Within Alabama, the name Thomas Hill is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Thomas Hill in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • Randolph County
    • This Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Thomas Hill that is located in Talladega County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Thomas Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thomas Hill ...

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.

• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Grove Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grove Park is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Lake Joy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Joy is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Joy
• Liberty Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Minor Terrace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Minor Terrace is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Terrace
• Mount Sharon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mount Sharon is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sharon
• Oak Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
• Papertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Papertown is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papertown
• Pleasant Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Sunrise
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunrise is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
• Warm Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Warm Springs is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thomas Hill and extending to:

• Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Thomas Hill to Talladega, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,251 miles [11,669.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,128 miles [8,252.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'