Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cummins Crossing:
  • 30.802413, -97.164993
  • 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 Cummins Crossing

• 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 Milam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Milam County
  • Since Cummins Crossing is near Bell County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson 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 Cummins Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cummins Crossing ...

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.

• Bowers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bowers is located in Milam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
• Elm Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Elm Grove is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Elm Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Elm Ridge is located in Milam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Ridge
• Friendship ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Handy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Handy is located in Milam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
• Hare
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hare is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hare
• Joe Lee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Joe Lee is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Lee
• Leedale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Leedale is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedale
• Liberty Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Milam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Marjorie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marjorie is located in Milam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marjorie
• Minerva
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Minerva is located in Milam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
• New Colony
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • New Colony is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Colony
• Rogers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rogers is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <1>
• Sharp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sharp is located in Milam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp

How Far From Cummins Crossing to ...

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

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

• Cameron, which is the Seat of Milam County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cummins Crossing to Cameron, 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,266 miles [2,037.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 72 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,102 miles [11,429.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,832 miles [12,604.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,709 miles [9,187.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'