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48.779728, -108.104285
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We found 23 communities that share the name Sumner.
Within Montana, the name Sumner is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Florida
Levy County
This Sumner is located in Levy County and lies 1,892 miles [3,044.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sumner that is located in Phillips 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 1,739 miles [2,798.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sumner that is located in Phillips 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 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sumner that is located in Phillips 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 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sumner that is located in Phillips 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].
Maine
Oxford County
This Sumner is located in Oxford County and lies 1,794 miles [2,887.2 km]<1> to the east of the Sumner that is located in Phillips County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Sumner.
Maryland
Montgomery County
This Sumner is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,670 miles [2,687.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sumner that is located in Phillips 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 1,172 miles [1,886.2 km]<1> to the east of the Sumner that is located in Phillips 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 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sumner that is located in Phillips 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 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sumner that is located in Phillips County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Sumner.
Nebraska
Dawson County
This Sumner is located in Dawson County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sumner that is located in Phillips 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 1,451 miles [2,335.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sumner that is located in Phillips 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 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sumner that is located in Phillips 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 855 miles [1,376 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sumner that is located in Phillips 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 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sumner that is located in Phillips 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 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the west of the Sumner that is located in Phillips 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 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the east of the Sumner that is located in Phillips 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.
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:
Malta, which is the Seat of Phillips County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sumner to Malta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,676 miles [2,697.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 96 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,194 miles [11,577.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,202 miles [8,371.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- Sumner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sumner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7797, Longitude: -108.1043 In this case, the coordinates for Sumner 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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>
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 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.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.45 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.348 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.512 degrees.