Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cumro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cumro and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cumro

• 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 Cumro:
  • 41.105407, -99.492541
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cumro

• 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 Custer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Custer County
  • Since Cumro is near Dawson County and also Buffalo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Dawson County
  • eBird sighting report for Buffalo 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cumro ...

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.

• Broken Bow
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
  • Broken Bow is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
  • Broken Bow has also been known as:
  • Brokenbow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <1>
• Buckeye
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Buckeye is located in Custer County
• Buffalo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Dawson County
• Elm Creek
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek
  • Elm Creek is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Creek <1>
• Elton ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Elton is located in Custer County
• Hazard
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
  • Hazard is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazard <1>
• Mason City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
  • Mason City is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <1>
• Sweetwater
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Sweetwater is located in Buffalo County

How Far From Cumro to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cumro to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Cumro once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Cumro and extending to:

• Broken Bow, which is the Seat of Custer County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cumro to Broken Bow, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,194 miles [1,921.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,386 miles [11,886.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,298 miles [8,526.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/