Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Thompson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thompson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Thompson
- 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:
- 40.812669, -80.315939
- 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
- 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 Beaver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Beaver County
- Since Thompson is near Lawrence County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Thompson ...
We found 48 communities that share the name Thompson.
There are four communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Thompson.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 44 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 44 communities, 46 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Allegheny County
- Forest County
- Susquehanna County
- Warren County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Crittenden County
- This Thompson is located in Crittenden County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Thompson that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Thompson.
- Madison County
- This Thompson is located in Madison County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km] to the west southwest of the Thompson that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Thompson.
- British Columbia
- California
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Thompson [Los Angeles County].
- Napa County
- This Thompson is located in Napa County and lies 2,220 miles [3,572.7 km]<2> to the west of the Thompson that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Napa County community of Thompson.
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Citrus County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Thompson [Citrus County].
- Lee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Thompson [Lee County].
- Monroe County
- This Thompson is located in Monroe County and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<2> to the south of the Thompson that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Thompson.
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Thompson [Clark County].
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Thompson [Fayette County].
- Union County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Thompson [Union County].
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Manitoba
- This Thompson lies 1,301 miles [2,093.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Thompson that is located in Beaver County.
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Kalkaska County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Thompson [Kalkaska County].
- Ogemaw County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Thompson [Ogemaw County].
- Schoolcraft County
- This Thompson is located in Schoolcraft County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Thompson that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoolcraft County community of Thompson.
- Mississippi
- Amite County
- This Thompson is located in Amite County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Thompson that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amite County community of Thompson.
- Attala County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Thompson [Attala County].
- Hinds County
- This Thompson is located in Hinds County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km] to the southwest of the Thompson that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Thompson.
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Collin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Thompson [Collin County].
- Harris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Thompson [Harris County].
- Hidalgo County
- This Thompson is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,438 miles [2,314.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Thompson that is located in Beaver County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Thompson.
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thompson ...
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.
- Big Beaver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Celia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Homewood
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Lillyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Marion Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Hill
- Marion Hill is located in Beaver County
- New Beaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Park Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Possum Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possum Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Hollow
- Possum Hollow is located in Lawrence County
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Rock Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Rock Point is located in Lawrence County
How Far From Thompson 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thompson and extending to:
- Beaver, which is the Seat of Beaver County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Thompson to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 218 miles [350.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,670 miles [10,734.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thompson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Beaver County: www.co.beaver.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 Thompson 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thompson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thompson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8127, Longitude: -80.3159 In this case, the coordinates for Thompson 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 Thompson, 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 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 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 309.766 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.863 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.434 degrees. |