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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Thomas Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thomas Woods and the surrounding area.
- 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 Woods:
- 33.430971, -82.047895
- 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 Woods
- 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since Thomas Woods is near Columbia County and also Aiken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken 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 Woods
Communities Also Named Thomas Woods ...
We found one communities that are also named Thomas Woods.
Within Georgia, the name Thomas Woods is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Thomas Woods in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Transylvania County
- This Thomas Woods is located in Transylvania County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Thomas Woods that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Thomas Woods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thomas Woods ...
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.
- Adventure ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adventure is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
- Apple Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Valley is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Christa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Christa is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christa
- Colony Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Colony Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Park
- Edenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Edenwood is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenwood
- Fairvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Glenn Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glenn Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hills
- Golden Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Golden Terrace is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Terrace
- Hidden Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hidden Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Lumpkin Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lumpkin Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin Park
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowlark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowlark is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rolling Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Spanish Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spanish Trace is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trace
- Summerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Tanglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Twin Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Valley Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Valley Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Woodlake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlake is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
How Far From Thomas Woods 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 Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thomas Woods and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Thomas Woods 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 469 miles [754.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,353 miles [10,224.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,047 miles [11,341 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,929 miles [7,932.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thomas Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Thomas Woods to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thomas Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4310, Longitude: -82.0479 In this case, the coordinates for Thomas Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.888 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.06 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.469 degrees. |
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