Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crume Gin:
  • 34.272569, -101.520169
  • 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 Crume Gin

• 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 Crume Gin is near Swisher County and also Hale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Swisher County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hale 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 Crume Gin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crume Gin ...

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.

• Cedar Hill
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Cereal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cereal is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
• Ellen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ellen is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
• Happy Union
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Happy Union is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Union
• Johnfarris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Johnfarris is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnfarris
• Lone Star
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lone Star is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Plainview
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Plainview is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <1>
• Providence
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Providence is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Rock Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Rock Creek is located in Briscoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Sandhill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Sandhill is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
• Six Point
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Six Point is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Point

How Far From Crume Gin to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Crume Gin to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Floydada, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crume Gin to Floydada, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 353 miles [568.1 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 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,072 miles [11,381.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,821 miles [12,586.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,713 miles [9,194.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'