Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Thompsons 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 Thompsons Crossroads:
  • 36.150059, -87.531682
  • 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 Thompsons 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 Dickson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickson County
  • Since Thompsons Crossroads is near Humphreys County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Thompsons Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thompsons 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.

• Few Chapel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Few Chapel is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Few Chapel
• Fleetvile ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fleetvile is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetvile
• Hortense
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hortense is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
• Jason Chapel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jason Chapel is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason Chapel
• Marthas Chapel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Marthas Chapel is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marthas Chapel
• Pond
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pond is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
• Spring Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Valley is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Stony Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Stony Point is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
• Tennessee City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
• Yellow Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Yellow Creek is located in Dickson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek

How Far From Thompsons Crossroads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Thompsons 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 Thompsons Crossroads and extending to:

• Charlotte, which is the Seat of Dickson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Thompsons Crossroads to Charlotte, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 604 miles [972 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,051 miles [8,128.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'