Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pumphrey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pumphrey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pumphrey
- 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 Pumphrey:
- 32.038753, -100.038427
- 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 Pumphrey
- 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 Runnels County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Runnels County
- Since Pumphrey is near Taylor County and also Nolan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Taylor County
- eBird sighting report for Nolan 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
Communities Also Named Pumphrey ...
We found one communities that share the name Pumphrey.
Within Texas, the name Pumphrey is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Pumphrey in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pumphrey ...
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.
- Buffalo Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
- Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Caps
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Crews
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Happy Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in Taylor County
- Lawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
- Lawn is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawn <3>
- Marie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
- Novice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
- Novice is located in Coleman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novice <3>
- Rogers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Pumphrey 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 Pumphrey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pumphrey and extending to:
- Ballinger, which is the Seat of Runnels County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pumphrey to Ballinger, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,372 miles [2,208 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,883 miles [12,686.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pumphrey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pumphrey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pumphrey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0388, Longitude: -100.0384 In this case, the coordinates for Pumphrey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Pumphrey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.041 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.871 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.204 degrees. |