Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Toomsboro:
  • 32.822387, -83.082674
  • 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 Toomsboro

• 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 Wilkinson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkinson County
  • Since Toomsboro is near Washington County and also Laurens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens 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 Toomsboro

Curious and Interesting Names Near Toomsboro ...

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.

• Balls Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Balls Ferry is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Ferry
• Cooktown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Cooktown is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
• Edgars
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Edgars is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgars
• Goat Town
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Goat Town is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
• Goldens Mill ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Goldens Mill is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldens Mill
• Hazard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hazard is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
• Hebron
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebron is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Irwins Crossroads
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Irwins Crossroads is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwins Crossroads
• Mount Pleasant
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Tabernacle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tabernacle is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
• Tucker Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Tucker Ferry is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Ferry
• Youngblood Corners ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Youngblood Corners is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood Corners

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Toomsboro and extending to:

• Irwinton, which is the Seat of Wilkinson County, lies just to the West.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Toomsboro to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 538 miles [865.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'