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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Thelma
- 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:
- 36.470427, -77.793317
- 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
- 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- Since Thelma is near Northampton County and also Brunswick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Northampton County
- eBird sighting report for Brunswick 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 Thelma ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Thelma.
Within North Carolina, the name Thelma is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- Ohio
- Texas
- Bexar County
- This Thelma is located in Bexar County and lies 1,298 miles [2,088.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Thelma that is located in Halifax 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 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km] to the west of the Thelma that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Thelma.
- Virginia
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.
- Colony Club
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Club have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Club
- Colony Club is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Gasburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasburg
- Gasburg is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gasburg <5>
- Gum Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Lewis Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Crossroads
- Lewis Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Littleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Littleton is located in Halifax County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <5>
- Pea Hill Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Hill Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Hill Shores
- Pea Hill Shores is located in Brunswick County (VA)
- Roper Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roper Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Springs
- Roper Springs is located in Halifax County
- Rosemary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Slates Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slates Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slates Corner
- Slates Corner is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Triplet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Valentines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valentines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines
- Valentines is located in Brunswick County (VA)
How Far From Thelma 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 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:
- Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Thelma to Halifax, 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,610 miles [7,419.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Halifax County: www.halifaxnc.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 36.4704, Longitude: -77.7933 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'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 Thelma 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 308.449 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.707 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.91 degrees. |