Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Thomas Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thomas Town and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Thomas Town
- 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 Town:
- 35.807012, -85.976655
- 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 Thomas Town
- 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 Cannon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cannon County
- Since Thomas Town is near Warren County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Thomas Town ...
We found one communities that share the name Thomas Town.
Within Tennessee, the name Thomas Town is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Thomas Town in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Caroline County
- This Thomas Town is located in Caroline County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Thomas Town that is located in Cannon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Thomas Town.
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thomas Town ...
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.
- Bluewing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Centertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Coldwater ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Cross Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Cannon County
- Flatwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Half Acre
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Mooretown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Mount Ararat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ararat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ararat
- Mount Ararat is located in Cannon County
- Pleasant Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Cannon County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Cannon County
- Rabbit Bluff ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Bluff
- Rabbit Bluff is located in Cannon County
- Red Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Sugar Tree Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Tree Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Knob
- Sugar Tree Knob is located in Cannon County
- Sunny Slope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
- Sunny Slope is located in Cannon County
- Wildwood Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Mill
- Wildwood Mill is located in Cannon County
- Pleasant View
How Far From Thomas Town 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 Thomas Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Thomas Town once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Thomas Town and extending to:
- Woodbury, which is the Seat of Cannon County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Thomas Town to Nashville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 534 miles [859.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thomas Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8070, Longitude: -85.9767 In this case, the coordinates for Thomas Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Thomas Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Thomas Town to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.287 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.157 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.433 degrees. |