Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Thomasville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thomasville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Thomasville
- 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 Thomasville:
- 32.156539, -90.012861
- 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 Thomasville
- 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 Rankin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rankin County
- Since Thomasville is near Simpson County and also Hinds County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Simpson County
- eBird sighting report for Hinds 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Thomasville ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Thomasville.
Within Mississippi, the name Thomasville is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clarke County
- This Thomasville is located in Clarke County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the east of the Thomasville that is located in Rankin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Thomasville.
- Arkansas
- Lee County
- This Thomasville is located in Lee County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Thomasville that is located in Rankin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Thomasville.
- Colorado
- Pitkin County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Thomasville [Pitkin County].
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Thomasville is located in Fulton County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Thomasville that is located in Rankin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Thomasville.
- Thomas County
- This Thomasville is located in Thomas County and lies 366 miles [589 km] to the east southeast of the Thomasville that is located in Rankin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Thomasville.
- Illinois
- Montgomery County
- This Thomasville is located in Montgomery County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the north of the Thomasville that is located in Rankin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Thomasville.
- Iowa
- Clayton County
- This Thomasville is located in Clayton County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the north of the Thomasville that is located in Rankin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Thomasville.
- Kansas
- Cowley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Thomasville [Cowley County].
- Missouri
- Oregon County
- This Thomasville is located in Oregon County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Thomasville that is located in Rankin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oregon County community of Thomasville.
- Montana
- Gallatin County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Thomasville [Gallatin County].
- New York
- Clinton County
- This Thomasville is located in Clinton County and lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Thomasville that is located in Rankin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Thomasville.
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- This Thomasville is located in Davidson County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Thomasville that is located in Rankin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Thomasville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Thomasville lies 1,544 miles [2,484.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Thomasville that is located in Rankin County.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Thomasville is located in York County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Thomasville that is located in Rankin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Thomasville.
- Tennessee
- Cheatham County
- This Thomasville is located in Cheatham County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Thomasville that is located in Rankin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheatham County community of Thomasville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thomasville ...
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.
- Comeby ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Dane ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Fink Bine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Rankin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
- George ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Greenfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Piney Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Piney Woods is located in Rankin County
- Rock Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Shady Dell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
- Shady Dell is located in Rankin County
- Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Thomasville 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 Thomasville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thomasville and extending to:
- Brandon, which is the Seat of Rankin County, lies just to the North.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Thomasville to Jackson, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 863 miles [1,388.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,463 miles [12,010.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,339 miles [8,592.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thomasville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.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- Thomasville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thomasville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1565, Longitude: -90.0129 In this case, the coordinates for Thomasville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Thomasville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Thomasville 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Thomasville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.52 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.239 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.85 degrees. |