Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Theodore Heights:
  • 30.825748, -83.986836
  • 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 Theodore Heights

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Theodore Heights ...

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.

• Beverly ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beverly is located in Thomas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
• Booker Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Booker Heights is located in Thomas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Heights
• Boston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Boston is located in Thomas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <1>
• Five Forks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Five Forks is located in Thomas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Glasgow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Glasgow is located in Thomas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
• Lambville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lambville is located in Thomas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambville
• Merrillville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Merrillville is located in Thomas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville
• Pebble Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pebble Hill is located in Thomas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hill
• Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Roddenberry ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Roddenberry is located in Thomas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddenberry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Theodore Heights and extending to:

• Thomasville, which is the Seat of Thomas County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Theodore Heights to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 681 miles [1,096 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,245 miles [11,659.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,130 miles [8,255.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'