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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 Thompson Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thompson Acres 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 Thompson Acres:
- 38.413979, -82.032359
- 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 Acres
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Thompson Acres is near Cabell County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Acres
Communities Also Named Thompson Acres ...
We found one communities that are also named Thompson Acres.
Within West Virginia, the name Thompson Acres is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Thompson Acres in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Thompson Acres is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Thompson Acres that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Thompson Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thompson Acres ...
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.
- Amandaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Amandaville is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
- Cheyenne Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cheyenne Valley is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Valley
- Fudges Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Hickory Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hurricane
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hurricane Bridge ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hurricane Bridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Bridge
- Lake Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lake Washington is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Washington
- Portersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Prairietown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prairietown is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
- Rolling Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rolling Hills is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Scary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scary is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
- Strawberry Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Strawberry Heights is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Heights
- Virginia Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Virginia Heights is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
How Far From Thompson Acres 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 Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thompson Acres and extending to:
- Winfield, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Thompson Acres to Winfield, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 271 miles [436.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,717 miles [7,591.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Thompson Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Thompson Acres 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 Thompson Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4140, Longitude: -82.0324 In this case, the coordinates for Thompson Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.904 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.799 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.016 degrees. |
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