Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sumnerville:
  • 39.197500, -97.736426
  • 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 Sumnerville

• 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 Ottawa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
  • Since Sumnerville is near Cloud County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cloud County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Sumnerville

Communities Also Named Sumnerville ...

We found one communities that are also named Sumnerville.

Within Kansas, the name Sumnerville is unique.

Beyond Kansas, there is another community also named Sumnerville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Michigan
    • Cass County
    • This Sumnerville is located in Cass County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sumnerville that is located in Ottawa County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Sumnerville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sumnerville ...

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.

• Aurora
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Aurora is located in Cloud County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
• Beverly
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Beverly is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
• Brewer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brewer is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
• Cook
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Cook is located in Cloud County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
• Gilbert
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
• Lincoln Center
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Center is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Center <2>
• Macyville ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Macyville is located in Cloud County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
• Quartzite
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Quartzite is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzite
• Shady Bend
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Bend is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bend
• Vine Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Vine Creek is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Creek
  • Former name for Vine Creek:
  • Vine

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

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

• Minneapolis, which is the Seat of Ottawa County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Sumnerville to Topeka, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,426 miles [11,951 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,324 miles [8,568.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'