Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Thomas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thomas and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Thomas
- 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:
- 43.700574, -83.548021
- 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 Thomas
- 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 Tuscola County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tuscola County
- Since Thomas is near Huron County and also Bay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Huron County
- eBird sighting report for Bay 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 Thomas ...
We found 37 communities that share the name Thomas.
There are two communities within Michigan that are also named Thomas.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 35 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 35 communities, 36 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Oakland County
- Van Buren County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Bureau County
- This Thomas is located in Bureau County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Thomas that is located in Tuscola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Thomas.
- Vermilion County
- This Thomas is located in Vermilion County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km] to the southwest of the Thomas that is located in Tuscola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Thomas.
- Indiana
- Davies's County
- This Thomas is located in Davies's County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Thomas that is located in Tuscola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davies's County community of Thomas.
- Warren 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 Indiana community of Thomas [Warren County].
- Kansas
- Barton 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 Kansas community of Thomas [Barton County].
- Ellsworth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Thomas [Ellsworth County].
- Marshall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Thomas [Marshall County].
- Kentucky
- Boyd 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 Kentucky community of Thomas [Boyd County].
- Estill County
- This Thomas is located in Estill County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the south of the Thomas that is located in Tuscola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Thomas.
- Floyd County
- This Thomas is located in Floyd County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km] to the south of the Thomas that is located in Tuscola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Thomas.
- Pike County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Thomas [Pike County].
- Louisiana
- Bienville Parish
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Thomas [Bienville Parish].
- Rapides Parish
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Thomas [Rapides Parish].
- Washington Parish
- This Thomas is located in Washington Parish and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Thomas that is located in Tuscola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington Parish community of Thomas.
- Maryland
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Thomas lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Thomas that is located in Tuscola County.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Panola 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 Texas community of Thomas [Panola County].
- Rockwall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Thomas [Rockwall County].
- Upshur County
- This Thomas is located in Upshur County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Thomas that is located in Tuscola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Thomas.
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- King County
- This Thomas is located in King County and lies 1,868 miles [3,006.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Thomas that is located in Tuscola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Thomas.
- Walla Walla County
- This Thomas is located in Walla Walla County and lies 1,687 miles [2,715 km] to the west northwest of the Thomas that is located in Tuscola County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Thomas.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thomas ...
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.
- Bach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
- Bach is located in Huron County
- Fairgrove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Fairgrove is located in Tuscola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairgrove <5>
- Gagetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gagetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagetown
- Gagetown is located in Tuscola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gagetown <5>
- Linkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Pigeon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Pigeon is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pigeon <5>
- Rose Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Island
- Rose Island is located in Huron County
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Tuscola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <5>
- Valley Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Island
- Valley Island is located in Huron County
How Far From Thomas 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thomas and extending to:
- Caro, which is the Seat of Tuscola County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Thomas to Caro, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 473 miles [761.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,681 miles [10,752 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,564 miles [7,345 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thomas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tuscola County: www.tuscolacounty.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.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- Thomas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thomas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7006, Longitude: -83.5480 In this case, the coordinates for Thomas 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Thomas 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> | 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, 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 Thomas 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 311.687 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.477 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.94 degrees. |