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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 Sumner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sumner 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 Sumner:
- 44.392011, -70.438179
- 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 Sumner
- 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 Oxford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford County
- Since Sumner is near Androscoggin County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Sumner
Communities Also Named Sumner ...
We found 23 communities that are also named Sumner.
Within Maine, the name Sumner is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Levy County
- This Sumner is located in Levy County and lies 1,252 miles [2,014.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sumner that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Levy County community of Sumner.
- Georgia
- Worth County
- This Sumner is located in Worth County and lies 1,143 miles [1,839.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sumner that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Sumner.
- Illinois
- Lawrence County
- This Sumner is located in Lawrence County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sumner that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Sumner.
- Indiana
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Sumner [Warren County].
- Iowa
- Bremer County
- This Sumner is located in Bremer County and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km]<1> to the west of the Sumner that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bremer County community of Sumner.
- Kansas
- Atchison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Sumner [Atchison County].
- Sumner County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Sumner County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Sumner.
- Kentucky
- Whitley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Sumner [Whitley County].
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Sumner is located in Montgomery County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sumner that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sumner.
- Michigan
- Gratiot County
- This Sumner is located in Gratiot County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the west of the Sumner that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gratiot County community of Sumner.
- Mississippi
- Tallahatchie County
- This Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County and lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sumner that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallahatchie County community of Sumner.
- Missouri
- Chariton County
- This Sumner is located in Chariton County and lies 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km]<1> to the west of the Sumner that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Sumner.
- Montana
- Phillips County
- This Sumner is located in Phillips County and lies 1,794 miles [2,887.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sumner that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Sumner.
- Nebraska
- Dawson County
- This Sumner is located in Dawson County and lies 1,486 miles [2,391.5 km]<1> to the west of the Sumner that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Sumner.
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Sumner [Guilford County].
- Rowan 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 North Carolina community of Sumner [Rowan County].
- Ohio
- Meigs County
- This Sumner is located in Meigs County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sumner that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Sumner.
- Oklahoma
- Noble County
- This Sumner is located in Noble County and lies 1,502 miles [2,417.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sumner that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Sumner.
- Oregon
- Coos County
- This Sumner is located in Coos County and lies 2,627 miles [4,227.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sumner that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Sumner.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sumner [Allegheny County].
- Texas
- Lamar County
- This Sumner is located in Lamar County and lies 1,530 miles [2,462.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sumner that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Sumner.
- Washington
- Pierce County
- This Sumner is located in Pierce County and lies 2,455 miles [3,950.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sumner that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Sumner.
- Wisconsin
- Barron County
- This Sumner is located in Barron County and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sumner that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barron County community of Sumner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sumner ...
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.
- Chase Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dickvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilbertville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meadowview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowview is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Peru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trap Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trap Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap Corner
- Virginia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
How Far From Sumner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sumner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sumner and extending to:
- South Paris, which is the Seat of Oxford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sumner to South Paris, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 509 miles [819.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,400 miles [8,690.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,990 miles [6,421.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Sumner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Sumner 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. |
| <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 Sumner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Sumner 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 Sumner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3920, Longitude: -70.4382 In this case, the coordinates for Sumner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.267 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.124 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.202 degrees. |
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