Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Suman:
  • 41.543178, -87.000051
  • 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 Suman

• 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 Porter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Porter County
  • Since Suman is near LaPorte County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for LaPorte County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Suman

Curious and Interesting Names Near Suman ...

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.

• Chesterton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chesterton is located in Porter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterton <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chesterton
  • From Suman to Chesterton
• Edgewater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgewater is located in Porter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Forest Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Forest Oaks is located in Porter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
• Graham Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Graham Woods is located in Porter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Woods
• Hillcrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillcrest is located in Porter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Lake View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake View is located in Porter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Lincoln Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Hills is located in Porter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
• Long Lake Island
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Lake Island is located in Porter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Island
• McCool
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • McCool is located in Porter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
• Meadowbrook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Porter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Pinhook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pinhook is located in LaPorte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
• Shady Side
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Side is located in Porter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side

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

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

• Valparaiso, which is the Seat of Porter County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Suman to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'