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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 Thornville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thornville 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 Thornville:
- 42.942529, -83.223829
- 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 Thornville
- 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 Lapeer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lapeer County
- Since Thornville is near Oakland County and also Macomb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oakland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macomb 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 Thornville
Communities Also Named Thornville ...
We found two communities that are also named Thornville.
Within Michigan, the name Thornville is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Jefferson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Thornville.
- Perry County
- This Thornville is located in Perry County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<2> to the south of the Thornville that is located in Lapeer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Thornville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thornville ...
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.
- Decker ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Decker is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Decker has also been known as:
- Decker Settlement
- Elba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Farmers Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Farmers Creek is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Creek
- Five Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
- Goodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodland is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
- Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grays' Mills is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays' Mills
- Former names for Grays' Mills:
- Clifton Mill
- Clifton Village
- Clifton
- Hunters Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
- Lake Orion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Orion is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,191 people
- Former names for Lake Orion:
- Canandaigua City
- New Canandaigua
- Oakland
- Orion
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Orion <3>
- Lakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeville is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Leonard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Thornville 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 Thornville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thornville and extending to:
- Lapeer, which is the Seat of Lapeer County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Thornville to Lansing, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 426 miles [685.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,581 miles [7,372.4 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 Thornville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Thornville) 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 Thornville 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 Thornville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9425, Longitude: -83.2238 In this case, the coordinates for Thornville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.512 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.165 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.048 degrees. |
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