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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 Thomas Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thomas Hill 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 Thomas Hill:
- 39.519258, -92.653790
- 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 Thomas Hill
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Thomas Hill is near Chariton County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chariton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Thomas Hill
Communities Also Named Thomas Hill ...
We found one communities that are also named Thomas Hill.
Within Missouri, the name Thomas Hill is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Thomas Hill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Talladega County
- This Thomas Hill is located in Talladega County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Thomas Hill that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Thomas Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thomas Hill ...
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.
- Cairo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Echo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Huntsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Narrows Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Narrows Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
- Oil City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Prairie Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prairie Hill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
- Randolph Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Randolph Springs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Springs
- Salisbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snow ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snow is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
How Far From Thomas Hill 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 Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thomas Hill and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Thomas Hill to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> 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 835 miles [1,343.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,224 miles [11,625.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,110 miles [8,223.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thomas Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hill 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 Thomas Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5193, Longitude: -92.6538 In this case, the coordinates for Thomas Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.745 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.801 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.63 degrees. |
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