Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cumbee Mill:
  • 33.068733, -85.314113
  • 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 Cumbee Mill

• 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 Chambers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
  • Since Cumbee Mill is near Randolph County and also Troup County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Troup 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 Cumbee Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cumbee Mill ...

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.

• Bacon Level
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bacon Level is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Level
• Chapel Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Clackville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Clackville is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
• Doublehead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Doublehead is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
• Glenn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenn is located in Heard County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenn <1>
• High Pine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • High Pine is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pine
• Lime
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lime is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
• Rock Fence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rock Fence is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Fence
• Rock Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
• Standing Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
• Turkey Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Turkey Point is located in Troup County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point

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

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

• LaFayette, which is the Seat of Chambers County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cumbee Mill to LaFayette, 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.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 612 miles [984.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,213 miles [11,608.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'