Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hindman:
  • 32.886210, -101.878211
  • 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 Hindman

• 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 Dawson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dawson County
  • Since Hindman is near Lynn County and also Borden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lynn County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Borden 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 Hindman

Communities Also Named Hindman ...

We found one communities that are also named Hindman.

Within Texas, the name Hindman is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Hindman in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Knott County
    • This Hindman is located in Knott County and lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hindman that is located in Dawson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knott County community of Hindman.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hindman ...

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.

• Draw
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Draw is located in Lynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draw
• Fivemile
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Fivemile is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
• Grandview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Grandview is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Key
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Key is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
• Mesquite ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Mesquite is located in Borden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite
• Plains
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Plains is located in Borden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
• Pride
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pride is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride
• Punkin Center
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Punkin Center is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
• Union
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Union is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hindman and extending to:

• Lamesa, which is the Seat of Dawson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hindman to Lamesa, with an average speed<2> 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 303 miles [487.6 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 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,445 miles [2,325.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,908 miles [12,726.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,797 miles [9,329.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'