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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Pumphrey

Communities Also Named Pumphrey ...

We found one communities that are also named 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 ...
  • Maryland
    • Anne Arundel County
    • This Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,398 miles [2,249.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pumphrey that is located in Runnels County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Pumphrey.

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)
  • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
• Caps
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Caps is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caps
• Crews
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crews is located in Runnels County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews
• Happy Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Happy Valley is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Lawn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Lawn is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawn <2>
• Marie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Marie is located in Runnels County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
• Mount Pleasant
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Novice
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Novice is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novice <2>
• Rogers
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogers is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
• View
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • View is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View

How Far From Pumphrey 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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'