Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Geneview:
  • 33.310926, -100.202605
  • 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 Geneview

• 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 Stonewall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stonewall County
  • Since Geneview is near Haskell County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Haskell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Geneview

Curious and Interesting Names Near Geneview ...

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.

• Double Mountain
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Double Mountain is located in Stonewall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Mountain
• Flat Top
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Flat Top is located in Stonewall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
• Peacock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Peacock is located in Stonewall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
• Pinkerton
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Pinkerton is located in Haskell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerton
• Red Bluff Crossing
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Red Bluff Crossing is located in Stonewall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Crossing
• Rule
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Rule is located in Haskell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rule <1>
• Two F Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Two F Crossing is located in Stonewall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two F Crossing
• Union Grove
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Grove is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

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

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

• Aspermont, which is the Seat of Stonewall County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Geneview to Aspermont, 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 254 miles [408.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,344 miles [2,163 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,823 miles [12,589.9 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>'