Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sumpter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sumpter and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sumpter
- 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 Sumpter:
- 32.581537, -92.583203
- 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 Sumpter
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Lincoln Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln Parish
- Since Sumpter is near Jackson Parish and also Union Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson Parish
- eBird sighting report for Union Parish
- 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
Communities Also Named Sumpter ...
We found eight communities that share the name Sumpter.
Within Louisiana, the name Sumpter is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sumpter ...
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.
- Cartwright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartwright have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Clay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Cooktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Downsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Downsville is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downsville <5>
- Evergreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Frost Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Gills Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gills Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Ferry
- Gills Ferry is located in Lincoln Parish
- Hilly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Longstraw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mineral Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Lincoln Parish
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lincoln Parish
- Redwine ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Rock Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Corner
- Rock Corner is located in Lincoln Parish
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Wise ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs
How Far From Sumpter 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 Sumpter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Sumpter once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Sumpter and extending to:
- Ruston, which is the Seat of Lincoln Parish, lies just to the Southwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Sumpter to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about 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 972 miles [1,564.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,554 miles [12,157 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,430 miles [8,738.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lincoln Parish: www.lincolnparish.org/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Sumpter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sumpter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5815, Longitude: -92.5832 In this case, the coordinates for Sumpter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Sumpter 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 parish. 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. |
| <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 Sumpter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Sumpter to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.17 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.218 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.848 degrees. |