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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 Thompson Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thompson Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Thompson Corner:
    • 38.449568, -76.785800
    • 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 Thompson Corner
  • 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
    • Since Thompson Corner is near Charles County and also Calvert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert 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 Thompson Corner

Communities Also Named Thompson Corner ...

We found eight communities that are also named Thompson Corner.

Within Maryland, the name Thompson Corner is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven 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 Connecticut community of Thompson Corner [New Haven County].
    • Hawaii
      • This Thompson Corner lies 4,848 miles [7,802.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Thompson Corner that is located in Saint Mary's County.
    • Iowa
      • Allamakee County
      • This Thompson Corner is located in Allamakee County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Thompson Corner that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allamakee County community of Thompson Corner.
    • Maine
      • Somerset County
      • This Thompson Corner is located in Somerset County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Thompson Corner that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Thompson Corner.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Thompson Corner lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Thompson Corner that is located in Saint Mary's County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Merrimack County
      • This Thompson Corner is located in Merrimack County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Thompson Corner that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Thompson Corner.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cherokee County
      • This Thompson Corner is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<2> to the west of the Thompson Corner that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Thompson Corner.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Thompson Corner is located in Charleston County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Thompson Corner that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Thompson Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thompson Corner ...

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.

  • Arborview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Arborview is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborview
  • Big Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Big Oak is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
  • Birch Hanger
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Birch Hanger is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hanger
  • Breezy Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Breezy Knolls is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Knolls
  • Burning Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Burning Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Oaks
  • Chickasaw Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chickasaw Run is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Run
  • Coffee Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Coffee Hill is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Hill
  • Hidden River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hidden River is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden River
  • Huntersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntersville is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
  • Independence Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Independence Village is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
  • Karen Knolls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Karen Knolls is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Knolls
  • Mechanicsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Oaks is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
    • Redgate
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Redgate is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate
    • Rustic Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rustic Hills is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
    • Serenity Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Serenity Woods is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Woods
    • Shady Dale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Shady Dale is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dale
    • Stilltown ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Stilltown is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilltown
    • Walnut Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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

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

  • Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Thompson Corner to Leonardtown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 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 Thompson Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thompson Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Thompson Corner 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 Thompson Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4496, Longitude: -76.7858       In this case, the coordinates for Thompson Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.77 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.234 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.782 degrees.