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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cummings:
    • 39.833208, -123.631965
    • 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 Cummings
  • 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 Mendocino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mendocino County
    • Since Cummings is near Humboldt County and also Trinity County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity 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 Cummings

Communities Also Named Cummings ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Cummings.

There is one other community in California that is also named Cummings.

Beyond California, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • El Dorado County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Cummings [El Dorado County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Indian River County
      • This Cummings is located in Indian River County and lies 2,584 miles [4,158.5 km]<2> to the east of the Cummings that is located in Mendocino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indian River County community of Cummings.
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Cummings [Orange County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Cummings [Cook County].
    • Kansas
      • Atchison County
      • This Cummings is located in Atchison County and lies 1,502 miles [2,417.2 km]<2> to the east of the Cummings that is located in Mendocino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Cummings.
    • Maine
      • York County
      • This Cummings is located in York County and lies 2,694 miles [4,335.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cummings that is located in Mendocino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Cummings.
    • Minnesota
      • Polk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Cummings [Polk County].
    • Missouri
      • Carter County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Cummings [Carter County].
    • New York
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Cummings [Washington County].
    • North Dakota
      • Traill County
      • This Cummings is located in Traill County and lies 1,419 miles [2,283.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cummings that is located in Mendocino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Traill County community of Cummings.
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Cummings [Wood County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Indiana County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Cummings [Indiana County].
    • South Carolina
      • Hampton County
      • This Cummings is located in Hampton County and lies 2,398 miles [3,859.2 km]<2> to the east of the Cummings that is located in Mendocino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton County community of Cummings.
    • Tennessee
      • White County
      • This Cummings is located in White County and lies 2,082 miles [3,350.7 km]<2> to the east of the Cummings that is located in Mendocino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Cummings.
    • Texas
      • Sterling County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Cummings [Sterling County].
      • Williamson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Cummings [Williamson County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Cummings is located in Salt Lake County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<2> to the east of the Cummings that is located in Mendocino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Cummings.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cummings ...

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.

  • Card Place
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Card Place is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Card Place
  • Empire ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Empire is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Hardy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardy is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
  • Heath Place
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Heath Place is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Place
  • Jim Leggett Place
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jim Leggett Place is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Leggett Place
  • Pratt Place
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pratt Place is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Place
  • Ralph Leggett Place
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ralph Leggett Place is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph Leggett Place
  • River Garden ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • River Garden is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Garden
  • Rockport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockport is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Spyrock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Spyrock is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyrock
  • Twin Rocks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Twin Rocks is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rocks
  • Union Landing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Landing is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Landing
  • Woodman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Woodman is located in Mendocino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cummings and extending to:

  • Ukiah, which is the Seat of Mendocino County, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cummings to Ukiah, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,459 miles [3,957.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 140 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,302 miles [11,751.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,066 miles [12,981 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Cummings could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cummings) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cummings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Cummings to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cummings. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8332, Longitude: -123.6320       In this case, the coordinates for Cummings have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.431 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.722 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.916 degrees.