Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sumiton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sumiton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sumiton
- 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 Sumiton:
- 33.754763, -87.049507
- 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 Sumiton
- 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Since Sumiton is near Jefferson County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Sumiton ...
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.
- Barney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Bryan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Coon Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
- Coon Creek is located in Walker County
- Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Creel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Dovertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Empire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Flat Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Hull
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Littleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Littleton Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Ferry
- Littleton Ferry is located in Jefferson County
- Lynns Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynns Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Park
- Lynns Park is located in Walker County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Media
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Partridge Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Partridge Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Crossroads
- Partridge Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Petes Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petes Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Crossroads
- Petes Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Red Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Robbins Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Rocky Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hollow
- Rocky Hollow is located in Walker County
- Snowtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Vulcan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Media
How Far From Sumiton 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 city such as Sumiton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sumiton and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sumiton to Jasper, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,261 miles [11,685.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,137 miles [8,267.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sumiton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sumiton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sumiton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7548, Longitude: -87.0495 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sumiton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.84 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.509 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.346 degrees. |