Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Crowtexas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crowtexas and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Crowtexas

• 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 Crowtexas:
  • 35.274523, -88.111977
  • 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 Crowtexas

• 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
  • Since Crowtexas is near Wayne County and also Decatur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur 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 Crowtexas

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crowtexas ...

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.

• Bucktown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bucktown is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Centerview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Centerview is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
  • Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
• Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Crossroads is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Economy ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Economy is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
• Havana
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Havana is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
• Hookers Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hookers Bend is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookers Bend
• New Harmony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Harmony is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Piney Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Piney Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Porter Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Porter Ford is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Ford
• Swift
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Swift is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Crowtexas and extending to:

• Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Crowtexas to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 658 miles [1,058.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'