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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:
    • 35.231708, -88.335987
    • 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 Crump
  • 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 Crump is near McNairy County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McNairy County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Crump

Communities Also Named Crump ...

We found five communities that are also named Crump.

Within Tennessee, the name Crump is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of five communities that are located 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].
    • Michigan
      • Bay County
      • This Crump is located in Bay County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Crump that is located in Hardin 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 195 miles [313.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the Crump that is located in Hardin 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 163 miles [262.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Crump that is located in Hardin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau 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.

  • Box Elder
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Box Elder is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
  • Bucktown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bucktown is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Centerview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerview is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
    • Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
  • Economy ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Economy is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
  • Good Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Good Hope is located in McNairy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Hickory Flats
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Flats is located in McNairy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flats
  • Hookers Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hookers Bend is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookers Bend
  • Leapwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Leapwood is located in McNairy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
  • Mays Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mays Ferry is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Ferry
  • Mud Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mud Creek is located in McNairy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
  • Nelsons Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Nelsons Ferry is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
  • Nixon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nixon is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
  • Oak Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Walkertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Walkertown is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown

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 city 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:

  • Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies just to the East.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Crump to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 671 miles [1,079.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,251 miles [11,669.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,126 miles [8,249.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 'straight-line' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crump. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2317, Longitude: -88.3360       In this case, the coordinates for Crump have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.718 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.727 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.566 degrees.