Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Thomas Station:
  • 33.017376, -81.985396
  • 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 Thomas Station

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thomas Station ...

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.

• Bill Davis ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bill Davis is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bill Davis
• Birdsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Birdsville is located in Jenkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
• Dog Ferry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dog Ferry is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Ferry
• Drone
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Drone is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
• Dyes Crossroad
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dyes Crossroad is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyes Crossroad
• Hatchers Store
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hatchers Store is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchers Store
• Le Roy ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Le Roy is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
• Rogers
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Rogers is located in Jenkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
• Shell Bluff
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Shell Bluff is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
• Shell Bluff Landing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shell Bluff Landing is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Thomas Station and extending to:

• Waynesboro, which is the Seat of Burke County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Thomas Station to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,369 miles [10,249.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,061 miles [11,363.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,944 miles [7,956.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'