Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Thompson:
  • 41.984542, -71.877849
  • 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 Thompson

• 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 Windham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Windham County
  • Since Thompson is near Worcester County and also Providence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Providence 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 Thompson

Communities Also Named Thompson ...

We found one communities that are also named Thompson.

Within Connecticut, the name Thompson is unique.

Beyond Connecticut, there is another community also named Thompson in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Sullivan County
    • This Thompson is located in Sullivan County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the west of the Thompson that is located in Windham County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Thompson.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thompson ...

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.

• Chaseville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Chaseville is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
• Clarkville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarkville is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkville
• Huntsville ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Huntsville is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
• Lakeview Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Loveland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Loveland is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
• Mechanicsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Windham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Pomfret
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pomfret is located in Windham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomfret <2>
• Roseland Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Roseland Park is located in Windham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
• Sunnyside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sunnyside is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Tufts Village ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tufts Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village

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

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

• Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Thompson to Hartford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 344 miles [553.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,553 miles [8,936.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,136 miles [6,656.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'