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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Thomas Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thomas Town and the surrounding area.
- 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 Thomas Town:
- 38.917058, -75.928271
- 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 Thomas Town
- 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
- Since Thomas Town is near Queen Anne's County and also Talbot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot 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 Thomas Town
Communities Also Named Thomas Town ...
We found one communities that are also named Thomas Town.
Within Maryland, the name Thomas Town is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Thomas Town in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Cannon County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Thomas Town [Cannon County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thomas Town ...
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.
- Brick Wall Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brick Wall Landing is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Wall Landing
- Buckels Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buckels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckels Corner
- Chapel Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Station is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Station
- Chapel Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Woods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
- Choptank Overlook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Choptank Overlook is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank Overlook
- Deans Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deans Meadows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Meadows
- Forest Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Gardens is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Gardens
- Fox Field
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fox Field is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Field
- Fox Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Meadow is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Georgia Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Georgia Woods is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Woods
- Griffin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Holly Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corner
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Jumptown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jumptown is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumptown
- Kitty Corner Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kitty Corner Park is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Corner Park
- Kittys Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kittys Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittys Corner
- Lewistown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lewistown is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Mill Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Run is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Oil City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Queen Anne
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverview Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riverview Gardens is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Gardens
- Ruthsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Spring Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Branch is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
- Trinity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
How Far From Thomas Town 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 Thomas Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Thomas Town and extending to:
- Denton, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Thomas Town to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 59 miles [95 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,430 miles [7,129.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Thomas Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Thomas Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Thomas Town to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thomas Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9171, Longitude: -75.9283 In this case, the coordinates for Thomas Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.237 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.701 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.243 degrees. |
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