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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 Thompson Crossroad, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thompson Crossroad 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 Thompson Crossroad:
- 33.075125, -84.772154
- 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 Thompson Crossroad
- 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 Meriwether County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meriwether County
- Since Thompson Crossroad is near Troup County and also Coweta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta 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 Thompson Crossroad
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thompson Crossroad ...
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.
- Alps
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alps is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alps
- Bass Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bass Crossroads is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
- Big Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Hogansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Crossroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hunters Crossroad is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Crossroad
- Knott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knott is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
- Lone Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Louise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Luthersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Woodcraft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodcraft is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcraft
How Far From Thompson Crossroad 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 Thompson Crossroad to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Thompson Crossroad and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Meriwether County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Thompson Crossroad to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 589 miles [947.9 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 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,188 miles [11,568 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,066 miles [8,152.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thompson Crossroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Thompson Crossroad 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 Thompson Crossroad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0751, Longitude: -84.7722 In this case, the coordinates for Thompson Crossroad have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.447 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.807 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.595 degrees. |
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