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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 Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thompson Heights 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 Heights:
    • 45.183021, -93.337730
    • 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 Thompson Heights
  • 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 Thompson Heights ...

We found one communities that share the name Thompson Heights.

Within Minnesota, the name Thompson Heights is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named Thompson Heights in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • West Virginia
      • Putnam County
      • This Thompson Heights is located in Putnam County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Thompson Heights that is located in Anoka County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Thompson Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thompson Heights ...

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.

  • Blaine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blaine is located in Anoka County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,697 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <3>
  • Cedar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
    • Cedar is located in Anoka County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar <3>
  • Circle Pines
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circle Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle Pines
    • Circle Pines is located in Anoka County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,928 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circle Pines <3>
  • Constance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
    • Constance is located in Anoka County
  • Coon Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
    • Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
  • Coon Rapids
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ham Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ham Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Lake
    • Ham Lake is located in Anoka County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ham Lake <3>
  • Hilltop
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Hilltop is located in Anoka County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
  • Johnsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Johnsville is located in Anoka County
  • Maple Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mounds View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mounds View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds View
    • Mounds View is located in Ramsey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,446 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mounds View <3>

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

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

  • Anoka, which is the Seat of Anoka County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Thompson Heights to Saint Paul, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 939 miles [1,511.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thompson Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Anoka County: www.co.anoka.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thompson Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thompson Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1830, Longitude: -93.3377       In this case, the coordinates for Thompson Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.347 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.245 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.626 degrees.




 

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