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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 Thomastown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thomastown 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 Thomastown:
- 32.864021, -89.669522
- 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 Thomastown
- 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 Leake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leake County
- Since Thomastown is near Attala County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Attala County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Thomastown
Communities Also Named Thomastown ...
We found four communities that are also named Thomastown.
Within Mississippi, the name Thomastown is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Madison Parish
- This Thomastown is located in Madison Parish and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Thomastown that is located in Leake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison Parish community of Thomastown.
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Thomastown is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Thomastown that is located in Leake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Thomastown.
- Ohio
- Summit County
- This Thomastown is located in Summit County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Thomastown that is located in Leake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Thomastown.
- Virginia
- Bath County
- This Thomastown is located in Bath County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Thomastown that is located in Leake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bath County community of Thomastown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thomastown ...
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.
- Branchville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crossroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crossroad is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
- Dowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dowell is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Forest Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forest Grove is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Hurricane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hurricane is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Joseph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Joseph is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph
- Luther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Luther is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Pilgrim Rest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrim Rest is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest
- Redwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Revive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Revive is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revive
How Far From Thomastown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Thomastown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thomastown and extending to:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Leake County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Thomastown to Carthage, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 819 miles [1,318.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,416 miles [11,934.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,291 miles [8,515 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thomastown) 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 Thomastown 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 Thomastown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8640, Longitude: -89.6695 In this case, the coordinates for Thomastown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.373 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.164 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.588 degrees. |
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