Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tompkins:
  • 30.911621, -81.792609
  • 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 Tompkins

• 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Since Tompkins is near Nassau County and also Charlton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlton 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 Tompkins

Communities Also Named Tompkins ...

We found six communities that are also named Tompkins.

Within Georgia, the name Tompkins is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Michigan
    • Jackson County
    • This Tompkins is located in Jackson County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<1> to the north of the Tompkins that is located in Camden County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Tompkins.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
    • This Tompkins lies 1,666 miles [2,681.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tompkins that is located in Camden County.
  • Pennsylvania
    • Tioga County
    • This Tompkins is located in Tioga County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Tompkins that is located in Camden County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Tompkins.
  • Saskatchewan
    • This Tompkins lies 1,919 miles [3,088.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tompkins that is located in Camden County.
  • South Carolina
    • Horry County
    • This Tompkins is located in Horry County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Tompkins that is located in Camden County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Tompkins.
  • Washington
    • Walla Walla County
    • This Tompkins is located in Walla Walla County and lies 2,217 miles [3,567.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tompkins that is located in Camden County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Tompkins.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tompkins ...

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.

• Billyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Billyville is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billyville
• Bullhead Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bullhead Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullhead Bluff
• Burnt Fort
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Burnt Fort is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Fort
• Burnt Fort Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Burnt Fort Ferry is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Fort Ferry
• Greenville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Greenville is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
• Hopewell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Jerusalem
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jerusalem is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
• Mays Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mays Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Bluff
• Plantation Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Plantation Point is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Point
• Refuge ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Refuge is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
• Scarlet
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Scarlet is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet
• Seals
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Seals is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals

How Far From Tompkins 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 Tompkins to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tompkins and extending to:

• Woodbine, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Tompkins to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 613 miles [986.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'