Around Thornton Heights ...
The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Thornton Heights, with the nearest first.
- East Macon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
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- Wheeler Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
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- Dry Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Keys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
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- Macon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
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- Huber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Payne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
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- James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- James is located in Jones County
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- Brooks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
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- Morton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Morton is located in Jones County
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- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
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- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Vinson Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
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- Gordon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
For more communities neighboring Thornton Heights, please visit our County-by-County Page for Thornton Heights.
Bibb County ...
Thornton Heights is located in Bibb County<2>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bibb County: Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach & Twiggs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thornton Heights ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thornton Heights.
Airports Near Thornton Heights ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Thornton Heights and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Thornton Heights.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Georgia:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Bibb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Thornton Heights), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |