Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Thomaston:
  • 32.889577, -84.315474
  • 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 Thomaston

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Thomaston ...

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.

• Clearwater Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Clearwater Springs is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Springs
• Crest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Crest is located in Upson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
• Dog Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dog Crossing is located in Upson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Crossing
• Ellerbeetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ellerbeetown is located in Upson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbeetown
• Jacks Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jacks Ferry is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Ferry
• Lincoln Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
• Logtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Logtown is located in Upson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
• Redbone Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Redbone Crossroads is located in Upson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbone Crossroads
• Rest Haven
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rest Haven is located in Upson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
• Rose Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rose Hill is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Silvertown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Silvertown is located in Upson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertown

How Far From East Thomaston 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 Thomaston 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 Thomaston and extending to:

• Thomaston, which is the Seat of Upson County, lies just to the West.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from East Thomaston to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 580 miles [933.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,174 miles [11,545.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'