Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Thomaston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thomaston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Thomaston
- 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 Thomaston:
- 41.378375, -86.814188
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Thomaston
- 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 LaPorte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for LaPorte County
- Since Thomaston is near Starke County and also Porter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Starke County
- eBird sighting report for Porter 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Thomaston ...
We found nine communities that share the name Thomaston.
Within Indiana, the name Thomaston is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Maine
- Michigan
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Thomaston is located in Nassau County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the east of the Thomaston that is located in LaPorte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Thomaston.
- Queens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Thomaston [Queens County].
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thomaston ...
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.
- English Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Lake
- English Lake is located in Starke County
- Five Points Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points Corner
- Five Points Corner is located in Porter County
- Hamlet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Hamlet is located in Starke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlet <4>
- Indian Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Indian Hill is located in Starke County
- Kingsbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - La Crosse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- La Crosse is located in LaPorte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <4>
- Magee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Pinhook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Toto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toto
- Toto is located in Starke County
- Union Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in LaPorte County
- Union Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Union Mills is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Mills <4>
How Far From Thomaston 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 Thomaston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thomaston and extending to:
- La Porte, which is the Seat of LaPorte County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Thomaston to La Porte, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 543 miles [873.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,176 miles [9,939.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thomaston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for LaPorte County: www.laportecounty.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thomaston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thomaston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3784, Longitude: -86.8142 In this case, the coordinates for Thomaston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Thomaston could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Thomaston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.899 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.648 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.312 degrees. |