Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for South 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 South Thompson:
  • 32.108245, -82.370682
  • 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 South 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 Toombs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Toombs County
  • Since South Thompson is near Montgomery County and also Wheeler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wheeler 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 South Thompson

Communities Also Named South Thompson ...

We found one communities that are also named South Thompson.

Within Georgia, the name South Thompson is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Geauga County
    • This South Thompson is located in Geauga County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the north of the South Thompson that is located in Toombs County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of South Thompson.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South 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.

• Cedar Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
• Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Center is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
• Charles
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Charles is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
• English Eddy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • English Eddy is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
• Grays Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Grays Landing is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
• Long Pond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Long Pond is located in Wheeler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
• Lyons
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyons is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
• Oak Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Ponderosa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ponderosa is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Rock Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Santa Claus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people

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

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

• Lyons, which is the Seat of Toombs County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from South Thompson to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'