Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Thumptown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thumptown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Thumptown

• 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 Thumptown:
  • 41.702776, -77.391352
  • 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 Thumptown

• 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 Tioga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
  • Since Thumptown is near Lycoming County and also Potter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Potter 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 Thumptown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thumptown ...

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.

• Cherry Flats
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Flats is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Flats
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cherry Flats
  • From Thumptown to Cherry Flats
• Christian Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Christian Hill is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hill
• Heise Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Heise Run is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise Run
• Kennedy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kennedy is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
• Maple Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Maple Hill is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
• Marsh Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marsh Creek
  • From Thumptown to Marsh Creek
• Marshlands
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Marshlands is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshlands
• Mount Pleasant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Plank
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Plank is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plank
• Roundtop
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Roundtop is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
• Shortsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Shortsville is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
• Stokesdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stokesdale is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
• Stony Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Stony Fork is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
• Three Springs Run
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Three Springs Run is located in Tioga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs Run

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Thumptown and extending to:

• Wellsboro, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Thumptown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 194 miles [312.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,386 miles [7,058.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'