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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 Thelma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thelma 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 Thelma:
- 36.742561, -93.369631
- 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 Thelma
- 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 Stone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stone County
- Since Thelma is near Taney County and also Christian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taney County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian 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 Thelma
Communities Also Named Thelma ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Thelma.
Within Missouri, the name Thelma is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clinch County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Thelma [Clinch County].
- Kansas
- Greeley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Thelma [Greeley County].
- Kentucky
- Johnson County
- This Thelma is located in Johnson County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<2> to the east of the Thelma that is located in Stone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Thelma.
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Thelma [Antrim County].
- Mississippi
- Chickasaw County
- This Thelma is located in Chickasaw County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Thelma that is located in Stone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Thelma.
- New Jersey
- Atlantic County
- This Thelma is located in Atlantic County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Thelma that is located in Stone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Thelma.
- North Carolina
- Halifax County
- This Thelma is located in Halifax County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<2> to the east of the Thelma that is located in Stone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Thelma.
- Ohio
- Fulton County
- 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 Ohio community of Thelma [Fulton County].
- Texas
- Bexar County
- This Thelma is located in Bexar County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Thelma that is located in Stone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Thelma.
- Limestone County
- This Thelma is located in Limestone County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km] to the south southwest of the Thelma that is located in Stone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Thelma.
- Virginia
- Louisa County
- This Thelma is located in Louisa County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<2> to the east of the Thelma that is located in Stone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Thelma.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thelma ...
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.
- Bull Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bull Creek is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Chestnutridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Day
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Galena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Marvel Cave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marvel Cave is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel Cave
- Notch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Notch is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notch
- Radical
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Radical is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radical
- Reeds Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Silver Dollar City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
- Walnut Shade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
How Far From Thelma 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 Thelma to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thelma and extending to:
- Galena, which is the Seat of Stone County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Thelma to Jefferson City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 901 miles [1,450 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,650 miles [10,702.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,387 miles [11,888.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,268 miles [8,478 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Thelma 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thelma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Thelma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Thelma 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 Thelma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7426, Longitude: -93.3696 In this case, the coordinates for Thelma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.058 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.797 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.518 degrees. |
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