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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 West Sumpter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Sumpter 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 West Sumpter:
- 42.122542, -83.509380
- 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 West 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since West Sumpter is near Washtenaw County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washtenaw County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 West Sumpter
Curious and Interesting Names Near West 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.
- French Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- French Landing is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Landing
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- London is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Martinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Maybee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paint Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
- Stony Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Willow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willow is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Willow Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Willow Run is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
How Far From West Sumpter 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 West Sumpter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Sumpter and extending to:
- Detroit, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Sumpter to Detroit, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 406 miles [653.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,016 miles [9,681.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,626 miles [7,444.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Sumpter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 West Sumpter 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 West Sumpter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1225, Longitude: -83.5094 In this case, the coordinates for West Sumpter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.732 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.291 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.473 degrees. |
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