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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:
    • 43.753912, -84.087210
    • 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 Michigan, the name Crump is unique.

Beyond Michigan, 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].
    • Arkansas
      • Benton County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Crump [Benton County].
    • Mississippi
      • Yazoo County
      • This Crump is located in Yazoo County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Crump that is located in Bay 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 538 miles [865.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the Crump that is located in Bay 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 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Crump that is located in Bay 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.

  • Beaver
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Beaver is located in Bay County
  • Bombay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bombay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay
    • Bombay is located in Midland County
  • Dean
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dean have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
    • Dean is located in Midland County
  • Duel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duel
    • Duel is located in Bay County
  • Fisherville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
    • Fisherville is located in Bay County
  • Golden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Golden is located in Midland County
  • Hope
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Midland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <5>
  • Little Killarney Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Killarney Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Killarney Beach
    • Little Killarney Beach is located in Bay County
  • Three Churches Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Churches Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches Corner
    • Three Churches Corner is located in Bay County
  • Worth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
    • Worth is located in Arenac County

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, the straight-line distance beginning in Crump and extending to:

  • Bay City, which is the Seat of Bay County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crump to Bay City, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 495 miles [796.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,583 miles [7,375.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crump. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bay County: www.co.bay.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.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>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.
<3>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: 43.7539, Longitude: -84.0872       In this case, the coordinates for Crump have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 312.04 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.884 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.192 degrees.









 

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