Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Allmon:
  • 33.881470, -101.513219
  • 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 Allmon

• 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
  • Since Allmon is near Hale County and also Crosby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crosby 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 Allmon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Allmon ...

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.

• Cone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cone is located in Crosby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cone <1>
• Ellen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellen is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
• Farmer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmer is located in Crosby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
• Happy Union
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Happy Union is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Union
• Harmony
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Harmony is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Heckville ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Heckville is located in Lubbock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckville
• Lakeview
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Plains Assembly
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Plains Assembly is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Assembly
• Sandhill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sandhill is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Allmon and extending to:

• Floydada, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Allmon to Floydada, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 333 miles [535.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,399 miles [2,251.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,841 miles [12,618.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,733 miles [9,226.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'