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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 Thompsonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thompsonville 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 Thompsonville:
    • 40.291345, -80.106738
    • 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 Thompsonville
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Thompsonville is near Allegheny County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Thompsonville

Communities Also Named Thompsonville ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Thompsonville.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Thompsonville is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This Thompsonville is located in Hartford County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Thompsonville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Thompsonville.
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Thompsonville is located in Kent County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Thompsonville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Thompsonville.
    • Georgia
      • Walker County
      • This Thompsonville is located in Walker County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Thompsonville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Thompsonville.
    • Illinois
      • Franklin County
      • This Thompsonville is located in Franklin County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Thompsonville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Thompsonville.
    • Kansas
      • Jefferson County
      • This Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the west of the Thompsonville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Thompsonville.
    • Kentucky
      • Christian 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 Kentucky community of Thompsonville [Christian County].
      • Pulaski 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 Thompsonville [Pulaski County].
      • Washington County
      • This Thompsonville is located in Washington County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Thompsonville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Thompsonville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Thompsonville is located in Middlesex County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Thompsonville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Thompsonville.
    • Michigan
      • Benzie County
      • This Thompsonville is located in Benzie County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Thompsonville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benzie County community of Thompsonville.
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Thompsonville is located in Hinds County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Thompsonville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Thompsonville.
    • New York
      • Sullivan County
      • This Thompsonville is located in Sullivan County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Thompsonville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Thompsonville.
    • North Carolina
      • Rockingham 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 North Carolina community of Thompsonville [Rockingham County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Creek County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Creek County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Creek County community of Thompsonville.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Thompsonville.
    • Texas
      • Gonzales County
      • This Thompsonville is located in Gonzales County and lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Thompsonville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gonzales County community of Thompsonville.
      • Jim Hogg County
      • This Thompsonville is located in Jim Hogg County and lies 1,403 miles [2,257.9 km] to the southwest of the Thompsonville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jim Hogg County community of Thompsonville.
    • Utah
      • Piute County
      • This Thompsonville is located in Piute County and lies 1,709 miles [2,750.4 km]<1> to the west of the Thompsonville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piute County community of Thompsonville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Racine County
      • This Thompsonville is located in Racine County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Thompsonville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Thompsonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thompsonville ...

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.

  • Bishop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bishop is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Cecil
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cokeburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cokeburg is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Cool Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cool Valley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
  • Gambles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gambles is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambles
  • Hill Church
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hill Church is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Church
  • Hillcrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Jewell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jewell is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Library
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Library Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Library Junction is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Library Junction
  • Muse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Muse is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
  • Muse Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Muse Junction is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Junction
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • National Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • National Hill is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hill
    • Piney Fork
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Piney Fork is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
    • Presto
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Turkeyfoot
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Turkeyfoot is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeyfoot
    • Weavertown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Weavertown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown

How Far From Thompsonville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Thompsonville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Thompsonville to Washington, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 189 miles [304.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,965 miles [9,599.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,558 miles [7,335.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Thompsonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Thompsonville 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>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 Thompsonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Thompsonville 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 Thompsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2913, Longitude: -80.1067       In this case, the coordinates for Thompsonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.662 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.666 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.528 degrees.