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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 Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thompson Corner 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 Corner:
    • 35.915373, -95.082736
    • 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 Thompson Corner
  • 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Since Thompson Corner is near Wagoner County and also Muskogee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wagoner County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muskogee 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 Thompson Corner

Communities Also Named Thompson Corner ...

We found eight communities that are also named Thompson Corner.

Within Oklahoma, the name Thompson Corner is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Thompson Corner [New Haven County].
    • Hawaii
      • This Thompson Corner lies 3,876 miles [6,237.8 km]<2> to the west of the Thompson Corner that is located in Cherokee County.
    • Iowa
      • Allamakee County
      • This Thompson Corner is located in Allamakee County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Thompson Corner that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allamakee County community of Thompson Corner.
    • Maine
      • Somerset County
      • This Thompson Corner is located in Somerset County and lies 1,473 miles [2,370.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Thompson Corner that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Thompson Corner.
    • Maryland
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This Thompson Corner is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Thompson Corner that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Thompson Corner.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Thompson Corner lies 1,668 miles [2,684.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Thompson Corner that is located in Cherokee County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Merrimack County
      • This Thompson Corner is located in Merrimack County and lies 1,339 miles [2,154.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Thompson Corner that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Thompson Corner.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Thompson Corner is located in Charleston County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<2> to the east of the Thompson Corner that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Thompson Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thompson Corner ...

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.

  • Indian Meadows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Meadows is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
  • Liberty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Lost City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lost City is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
  • Mallard Bay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mallard Bay is located in Wagoner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Bay
  • Okay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Okay is located in Wagoner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okay <3>
  • Park Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pumpkin Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Shady Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Tenkiller
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
  • Toppers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Toppers is located in Wagoner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toppers
  • Wildcat Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wildcat Point is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Point
  • Yonkers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Yonkers is located in Wagoner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers

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

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

  • Tahlequah, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the East.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Thompson Corner to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,494 miles [12,060.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,376 miles [8,651.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Thompson Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Thompson Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Corner 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 Thompson Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9154, Longitude: -95.0827       In this case, the coordinates for Thompson Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.134 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.941 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.456 degrees.