Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Thornhill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thornhill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Thornhill
- 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 Thornhill:
- 34.158082, -87.667053
- 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 Thornhill
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Thornhill is near Winston County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Winston County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Thornhill ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Thornhill.
There are three communities within Alabama that are also named Thornhill.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Greene County
- Jefferson County
- Talladega County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Thornhill lies 2,407 miles [3,873.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Thornhill that is located in Marion County.
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Thornhill lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Thornhill that is located in Marion County.
- Nova Scotia
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Thornhill lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Thornhill that is located in Marion County.
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thornhill ...
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.
- Allens Factory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allens Factory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Factory
- Allens Factory is located in Marion County
- Boar Tush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Brilliant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Brilliant is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <4>
- Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Forkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - German Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Crossing
- German Crossing is located in Winston County
- Gold Mine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Littleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Lynn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Martintown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martintown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
- Martintown is located in Winston County
- Natural Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Bridge
- Natural Bridge is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natural Bridge <4>
- Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Piney Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Marion County
How Far From Thornhill 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 Thornhill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thornhill and extending to:
- Hamilton, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Thornhill to Hamilton, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,270 miles [11,699.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,146 miles [8,281.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thornhill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marion County: www.sonet.net/marioncounty/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thornhill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thornhill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1581, Longitude: -87.6671 In this case, the coordinates for Thornhill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Thornhill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Thornhill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.241 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.028 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.513 degrees. |