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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 Sumterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sumterville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sumterville:
- 28.745079, -82.063928
- 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 Sumterville
- 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Since Sumterville is near Lake County and also Citrus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Citrus 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 Sumterville
Communities Also Named Sumterville ...
We found one communities that are also named Sumterville.
Within Florida, the name Sumterville is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Sumterville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Sumter County
- This Sumterville is located in Sumter County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sumterville that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Sumterville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sumterville ...
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.
- Bamboo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bamboo is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Carver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carver is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Leesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Monarch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Monarch is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Orange Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Home is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
- Royal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Royal is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Rutland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rutland is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Wahoo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Sumterville 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 Sumterville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sumterville and extending to:
- Bushnell, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Sumterville to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,236 miles [11,645.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,133 miles [8,260.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sumterville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sumterville 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 Sumterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.7451, Longitude: -82.0639 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.677 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.16 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.597 degrees. |
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