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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 Crump, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crump 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 Crump:
    • 36.489519, -94.506051
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Crump
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Crump ...

We found five communities that share the name Crump.

Within Arkansas, the name Crump is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Crump [Tuscaloosa County].
    • Michigan
      • Bay County
      • This Crump is located in Bay County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Crump that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Crump.
    • Mississippi
      • Yazoo County
      • This Crump is located in Yazoo County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Crump that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Crump.
    • Missouri
      • Cape Girardeau County
      • This Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Crump that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Crump.
    • Tennessee
      • Hardin County
      • This Crump is located in Hardin County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Crump that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Crump.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crump ...

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 ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
    • Cave is located in Benton County
  • Checks Corner ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Checks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checks Corner
    • Checks Corner is located in Benton County
  • Eldorado Springs ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado Springs
    • Eldorado Springs is located in Benton County
  • Elk Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Springs
    • Elk Springs is located in McDonald County (MO)
  • Ginger Blue
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ginger Blue have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
    • Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Jaybird ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaybird have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
    • Jaybird is located in Benton County
  • Lee ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Benton County
  • Maysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
    • Maysville is located in Benton County
  • Rome City ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
    • Rome City is located in Benton County
  • Round Top ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Top have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
    • Round Top is located in Benton County
  • Spring Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in McDonald County (MO)
  • Sulphur Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <4>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Crump once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Crump and extending to:

  • Bentonville, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crump to Bentonville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 174 miles [280 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 967 miles [1,556.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,326 miles [8,571.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Crump could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crump) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crump. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4895, Longitude: -94.5061       In this case, the coordinates for Crump have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Crump, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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.
<7>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 Crump to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.797 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.622 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.093 degrees.









 

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