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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 Cummingsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cummingsville 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 Cummingsville:
- 43.874686, -92.260165
- 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 Cummingsville
- 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 Olmsted County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Olmsted County
- Since Cummingsville is near Fillmore County and also Winona County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fillmore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winona 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 Cummingsville
Communities Also Named Cummingsville ...
We found two communities that are also named Cummingsville.
Within Minnesota, the name Cummingsville is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Cummingsville is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<1> to the east of the Cummingsville that is located in Olmsted County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Cummingsville.
- Tennessee
- Van Buren County
- This Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cummingsville that is located in Olmsted County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Cummingsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cummingsville ...
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.
- Bucksnort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bucksnort is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Hill is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Judge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Judge is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
How Far From Cummingsville 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 Cummingsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cummingsville and extending to:
- Rochester, which is the Seat of Olmsted County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cummingsville to Rochester, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 858 miles [1,380.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,898 miles [7,882.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cummingsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cummingsville 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 Cummingsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8747, Longitude: -92.2602 In this case, the coordinates for Cummingsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.586 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.201 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.39 degrees. |
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