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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 Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thompson Mill 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 Mill:
- 34.366488, -83.858792
- 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 Mill
- 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
- Since Thompson Mill is near Lumpkin County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lumpkin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Mill
Communities Also Named Thompson Mill ...
We found one communities that are also named Thompson Mill.
Within Georgia, the name Thompson Mill is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Thompson Mill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Hancock County
- This Thompson Mill is located in Hancock County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the north of the Thompson Mill that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Thompson Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thompson Mill ...
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.
- Blueberry Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blueberry Hills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hills
- Cherokee Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Meadows is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Meadows
- Destitute Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Destitute Acres is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destitute Acres
- Greystone
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greystone is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Happy Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Happy Valley is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Heather Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heather Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Lake Watch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Watch is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Watch
- Looper Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Looper Lake is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looper Lake
- River Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- River Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Scoutland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scoutland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoutland
- Shady Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shady Lane is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Squirrel Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Squirrel Creek is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Creek
- Sunset Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Wahoo Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wahoo Forest is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Forest
- Wahoo Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wahoo Valley is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Valley
How Far From Thompson Mill 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 Thompson Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thompson Mill and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Thompson Mill to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,388 miles [10,280.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 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 from Point A (ie- Thompson Mill) 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 Thompson Mill 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 Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3665, Longitude: -83.8588 In this case, the coordinates for Thompson Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.965 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.433 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.926 degrees. |
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