Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Thurmack:
  • 34.153162, -83.738505
  • 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 Thurmack

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Thurmack is near Hall County and also Barrow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barrow 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 Thurmack

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thurmack ...

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.

• Chestnut Mountain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Mountain is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mountain
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestnut Mountain <1>
• Eaglewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Eaglewood is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
• Ednaville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ednaville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednaville
• Evergreen Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Heights is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
• Frontier Trail
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Frontier Trail is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Trail
• Holders
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Holders is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holders
• Marcus ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marcus is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
• Mulberry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mulberry is located in Barrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Pleasant Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Brook is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
• Pond Fork ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pond Fork is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Fork
• Sells
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sells is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sells
• Sugar Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
• Tanner Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tanner Mill is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Mill

How Far From Thurmack to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Thurmack to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Thurmack and extending to:

• Jefferson, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Thurmack to Jefferson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 495 miles [796.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,393 miles [10,288.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,973 miles [8,003.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'