Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Plemons:
  • 35.800874, -101.309051
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Plemons

• 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 Hutchinson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Hutchinson County
  • Since Plemons is near Carson County and also Hansford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Carson County
  • eBird sighting report for Hansford 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plemons ...

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.

• Deal
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal
  • Deal is located in Carson County
• Electric City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Electric City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric City
  • Electric City is located in Hutchinson County
• Kingsmill ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsmill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsmill
  • Kingsmill is located in Gray County
• Kingsmill Camp
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsmill Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsmill Camp
  • Kingsmill Camp is located in Gray County
• Morse
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • Morse is located in Hansford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse <2>
• Oil City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Hutchinson County
• Pringle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
  • Pringle is located in Hutchinson County
• Wayside
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
  • Wayside is located in Roberts County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Plemons once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Plemons and extending to:

• Stinnett, which is the Seat of Hutchinson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<4> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Plemons to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 25 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,345 miles [2,164.6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,980 miles [11,233.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,731 miles [12,441.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,629 miles [9,059 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/