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:
- 35.881275, -80.080889
- 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 Davidson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Since Thomasville is near Randolph County and also Guilford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- eBird sighting report for Guilford 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 North Carolina, the name Thomasville is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, 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 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Thomasville that is located in Davidson 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 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the west of the Thomasville that is located in Davidson 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 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Thomasville that is located in Davidson 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 414 miles [666.3 km] to the southwest of the Thomasville that is located in Davidson 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 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Thomasville that is located in Davidson 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 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Thomasville that is located in Davidson 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].
- Mississippi
- Rankin County
- This Thomasville is located in Rankin County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Thomasville that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Thomasville.
- Missouri
- Oregon County
- This Thomasville is located in Oregon County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the west of the Thomasville that is located in Davidson 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 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Thomasville that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Thomasville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Thomasville lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Thomasville that is located in Davidson County.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Thomasville is located in York County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Thomasville that is located in Davidson 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 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the west of the Thomasville that is located in Davidson 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.
- Eden ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Erwin Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Heights
- Erwin Heights is located in Davidson County
- Fair Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fair Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Light
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Pilot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Stones Throw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stones Throw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Throw
- Stones Throw is located in Randolph County
- Trinity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Trinity is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <6>
- Trinity Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Park
- Trinity Park is located in Randolph County
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 city 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:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Davidson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Thomasville to Lexington, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 266 miles [428.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,737 miles [7,623.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Thomasville: www.ci.thomasville.nc.us/
The official website for Davidson County: www.co.davidson.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 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: 35.8813, Longitude: -80.0809 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 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 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.778 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.14 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.005 degrees. |