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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Thomas Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thomas Terrace and the surrounding area.
- 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 Terrace:
- 37.374033, -79.013909
- 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 Terrace
- 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Thomas Terrace is near Appomattox County and also Amherst County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Appomattox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amherst 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 Terrace
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thomas Terrace ...
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.
- Colony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colony is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Court House Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Court House Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Court House Hill
- Deacon ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deacon is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
- Diamond Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Diamond Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
- Federal Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Federal Hill is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Joshua Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Kelly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kelly is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lynchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Martins Shop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Martins Shop is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Shop
- Merry Moor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Moor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Moor
- Old Pilot ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Pilot is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pilot
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Old Stage Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Stage Run is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stage Run
- Sandy Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Six Mile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Six Mile is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
- Spout Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Stonewall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Stonewall Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Mills
- Viking Fiord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Viking Fiord is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Fiord
How Far From Thomas Terrace 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 Thomas Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Thomas Terrace and extending to:
- Rustburg, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Thomas Terrace to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 150 miles [241.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,047 miles [9,731.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,628 miles [7,448 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thomas Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Terrace to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thomas Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3740, Longitude: -79.0139 In this case, the coordinates for Thomas Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.124 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.614 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.087 degrees. |
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