Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crossing:
  • 31.372130, -94.528539
  • 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 Thomas Crossing

• 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 Angelina County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Angelina County
  • Since Thomas Crossing is near Nacogdoches County and also San Augustine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nacogdoches County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Augustine 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 Thomas Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thomas Crossing ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Central
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Central is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Climax
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Climax is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
• Homer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Homer is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
• Lacyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lacyville is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacyville
• Plainview
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Plainview is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Poe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Poe is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
• Providence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Providence is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Rocky Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Springs is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
• Woodlawn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Lufkin, which is the Seat of Angelina County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Thomas Crossing to Lufkin, 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.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 205 miles [329.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,694 miles [12,382.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,570 miles [8,964 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'