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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:
    • 33.987414, -89.025935
    • 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 Thelma
  • 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 Thelma ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Thelma.

Within Mississippi, the name Thelma is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout 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 438 miles [704.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Thelma that is located in Chickasaw 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].
    • Missouri
      • Stone County
      • This Thelma is located in Stone County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Thelma that is located in Chickasaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Thelma.
    • New Jersey
      • Atlantic County
      • This Thelma is located in Atlantic County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Thelma that is located in Chickasaw 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 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Thelma that is located in Chickasaw 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 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Thelma that is located in Chickasaw 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 470 miles [756.4 km] to the west southwest of the Thelma that is located in Chickasaw 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 663 miles [1,067 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Thelma that is located in Chickasaw 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.

  • Anchor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
    • Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
  • Bacon ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bacon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
    • Bacon is located in Chickasaw County
  • Goodford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
    • Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
  • Hall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
    • Hall is located in Chickasaw County
  • Hickory Flat ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
    • Hickory Flat is located in Chickasaw County
  • Oak Grove ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Chickasaw County
  • Prospect ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Prospect is located in Chickasaw County
  • Ridge ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Ridge is located in Chickasaw County
  • Shake Rag ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shake Rag have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
    • Shake Rag is located in Chickasaw County
  • Thorn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn
    • Thorn is located in Chickasaw County

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:

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Chickasaw County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Thelma to Jackson, 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 746 miles [1,200.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,337 miles [11,807.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,212 miles [8,387.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thelma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thelma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9874, Longitude: -89.0259       In this case, the coordinates for Thelma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.065 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.959 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.112 degrees.









 

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