Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Thelma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thelma and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Thelma
- 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 Thelma:
- 37.819261, -82.765437
- 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 Thelma
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Thelma is near Floyd County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Thelma ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Thelma.
Within Kentucky, the name Thelma is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
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- Missouri
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Texas
- Bexar County
- This Thelma is located in Bexar County and lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Thelma that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Thelma.
- Limestone County
- This Thelma is located in Limestone County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km] to the west southwest of the Thelma that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Thelma.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thelma ...
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.
- Bonanza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Bull Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Bull Creek is located in Floyd County
- Chandlerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlerville
- Chandlerville is located in Johnson County
- Chestnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Cliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Flatgap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Lost Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Manila
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Odds
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Oil Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Paintsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
- Paintsville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <5>
- Patrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Riceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Swamp Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swamp Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Branch
- Swamp Branch is located in Johnson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swamp Branch <5>
- Tomahawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Tutor Key
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riceville
How Far From Thelma 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 Thelma to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thelma and extending to:
- Paintsville, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies just to the West.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Thelma to Frankfort, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 318 miles [511.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,898 miles [11,101.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,774 miles [7,683 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thelma. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Thelma 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thelma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thelma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8193, Longitude: -82.7654 In this case, the coordinates for Thelma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Thelma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Thelma to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.357 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.23 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.517 degrees. |