Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ferguson 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 Ferguson Crossing:
  • 30.607699, -96.181625
  • 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 Ferguson 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 Grimes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grimes County
  • Since Ferguson Crossing is near Brazos County and also Burleson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brazos County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burleson 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 Ferguson Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ferguson 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.

• Channey Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Channey Crossing is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channey Crossing
• Harvey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harvey is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
• Keith
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Keith is located in Grimes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
• Peach Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Peach Creek is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
• Reliance
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Reliance is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
• Spear
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Spear is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spear
• Steep Hollow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Steep Hollow is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Hollow
• Wicker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wicker is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker

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

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

• Anderson, which is the Seat of Grimes County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ferguson Crossing to Anderson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,224 miles [1,969.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,075 miles [11,386.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,801 miles [12,554.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,677 miles [9,136.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'