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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:
- 41.589367, -98.789425
- 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 Valley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Valley County
- Since Sumter is near Greeley County and also Wheeler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greeley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wheeler 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 Nebraska, the name Sumter is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, 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 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sumter that is located in Valley 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 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sumter that is located in Valley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Sumter.
- Minnesota
- McLeod County
- This Sumter is located in McLeod County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sumter that is located in Valley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLeod County community of Sumter.
- South Carolina
- Sumter County
- This Sumter is located in Sumter County and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sumter that is located in Valley 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.
- Comstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Elba
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Farwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Geranium ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Geranium is located in Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geranium
- Headquarters ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Headquarters is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters
- Kent ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Loup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Willow Springs ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Sumter 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 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:
- Ord, which is the Seat of Valley County, lies just to the West.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sumter to Lincoln, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,158 miles [1,863.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,337 miles [11,807.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,249 miles [8,447.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 41.5894, Longitude: -98.7894 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 322.13 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.129 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.365 degrees. |
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