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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 Thompson Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thompson Place and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Thompson Place:
    • 34.943940, -106.136690
    • 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 Thompson Place
  • 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 Thompson Place ...

We found three communities that share the name Thompson Place.

Within New Mexico, the name Thompson Place is unique.

Beyond New Mexico, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tehama County
      • This Thompson Place is located in Tehama County and lies 937 miles [1,508 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Thompson Place that is located in Torrance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Thompson Place.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Thompson Place [Columbiana County].
    • Washington
      • Thurston County
      • This Thompson Place is located in Thurston County and lies 1,200 miles [1,931.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Thompson Place that is located in Torrance County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Thompson Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thompson Place ...

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.

  • Antelope Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Springs
    • Antelope Springs is located in Torrance County
  • Dunn Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Place
    • Dunn Place is located in Torrance County
  • Johns Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Place
    • Johns Place is located in Torrance County
  • Lacy Place
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacy Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Place
    • Lacy Place is located in Santa Fe County
  • Martinez
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Martinez is located in Torrance County
  • Moriarty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moriarty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriarty
    • Moriarty is located in Torrance County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moriarty <4>
  • Pine Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
    • Pine Springs is located in Torrance County
  • Ponderosa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
    • Ponderosa is located in Bernalillo County

How Far From Thompson Place 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 Thompson Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thompson Place and extending to:

  • Estancia, which is the Seat of Torrance County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Thompson Place to Estancia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the north (N). 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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,622 miles [2,610.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,943 miles [12,783 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,855 miles [9,422.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Torrance County: www.torrancecountynm.org/

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Thompson Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thompson Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9439, Longitude: -106.1367       In this case, the coordinates for Thompson Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Thompson Place 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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Thompson Place 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 326.836 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.895 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.987 degrees.




 

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