Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Store:
  • 36.606729, -85.422744
  • 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 Store

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Thompsons Store is near Cumberland County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Store

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thompsons Store ...

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.

• Cave Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cave Springs is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
• Fox Springs ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fox Springs is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Springs
• Free Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Free Hill is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
• Kettle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kettle is located in Cumberland County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle
• Lillydale ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lillydale is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale
• Martinsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
• Pea Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Timothy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Timothy is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
• Willow Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Willow Grove is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

How Far From Thompsons Store 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 Thompsons Store 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 Store and extending to:

• Celina, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Thompsons Store to Nashville, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 484 miles [778.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,940 miles [7,950.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'