Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crossroads:
  • 35.262023, -88.049197
  • 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 Crossroads

• 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
  • Since Thompson Crossroads is near Wayne County and also Decatur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur 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 Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thompson Crossroads ...

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.

• Bucktown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bucktown is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Center Star
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Center Star is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Star
• Centerview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Centerview is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
  • Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
• Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossroads is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Economy ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Economy is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
• Havana
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Havana is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
• Martins Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Martins Mills is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mills
• New Harmony
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New Harmony is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
• Piney Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Piney Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Porter Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Porter Ford is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Ford
• Swift
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Swift is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people

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

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

• Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Thompson Crossroads to Savannah, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,237 miles [11,646.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,113 miles [8,228.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'