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By way of some "round" math, (rounding quotients to the nearest whole numbers), I have

extrapolated 5 seconds as a decent "Rule of thumb".

Thunder will go *approximately* 1 mile every 5 seconds, at average.

Humidity, elevation, etc. affect air density, which affects the speed of sound, but negligibly for this answer.

So, see the flash, count 5, 1 mile (approximately).

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