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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 Sumter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sumter 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 Sumter:
- 44.739392, -94.263226
- 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 Sumter
- 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 McLeod County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLeod County
- Since Sumter is near Sibley County and also Carver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sibley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carver 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 Sumter
Communities Also Named Sumter ...
We found four communities that are also named Sumter.
Within Minnesota, the name Sumter is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Sumter is located in Jefferson County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sumter that is located in McLeod County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Sumter.
- Georgia
- Sumter County
- This Sumter is located in Sumter County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sumter that is located in McLeod County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Sumter.
- Nebraska
- Valley County
- This Sumter is located in Valley County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sumter that is located in McLeod County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Sumter.
- South Carolina
- Sumter County
- This Sumter is located in Sumter County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sumter that is located in McLeod County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Sumter.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sumter ...
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.
- Assumption
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Assumption is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Green Isle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jennie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jennie is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennie
- Lester Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Germany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plato
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rice Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rice Lake is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sunrise Court
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sunrise Court is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Court
- Young America
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Sumter 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 Sumter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sumter and extending to:
- Glencoe, which is the Seat of McLeod County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Sumter to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 971 miles [1,562.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,267 miles [10,085.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,023 miles [11,302.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,934 miles [7,940.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sumter) 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 Sumter 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 Sumter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7394, Longitude: -94.2632 In this case, the coordinates for Sumter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.003 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.933 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.248 degrees. |
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