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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 Thomas Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thomas 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 Thomas Place:
    • 40.501030, -116.227854
    • 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 Thomas Place
  • 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 Eureka County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Eureka County
    • Since Thomas Place is near Elko County and also Lander County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Elko County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lander 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 Thomas Place

Communities Also Named Thomas Place ...

We found two communities that are also named Thomas Place.

Within Nevada, the name Thomas Place is unique.

Beyond Nevada, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Morgan County
      • This Thomas Place is located in Morgan County and lies 1,650 miles [2,655.4 km]<1> to the east of the Thomas Place that is located in Eureka County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Thomas Place.
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This Thomas Place is located in San Bernardino County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the south of the Thomas Place that is located in Eureka County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Thomas Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thomas 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.

  • Coral Hill ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Coral Hill is located in Elko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
  • Cottonwood ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottonwood is located in Elko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Crescent Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Gerald ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gerald is located in Eureka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
  • Gold Quartz
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gold Quartz is located in Lander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Quartz
  • Goldville ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Goldville is located in Eureka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
  • Highland ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Highland is located in Elko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Hunter ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunter is located in Elko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Mill Gulch ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Gulch is located in Lander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Gulch
  • Mineral ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Mineral is located in Eureka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Mineral Hill ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Mineral Hill is located in Eureka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hill
  • Mud Springs ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Mud Springs is located in Lander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Springs

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

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

  • Eureka, which is the Seat of Eureka County, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Thomas Place to Eureka, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,067 miles [3,326.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 118 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,884 miles [12,688.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thomas Place) 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 Thomas Place 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 Thomas Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5010, Longitude: -116.2279       In this case, the coordinates for Thomas Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.362 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.531 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.346 degrees.