Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cummings, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cummings and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cummings
- 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 Cummings:
- 41.558384, -83.492987
- 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 Cummings
- 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Cummings is near Lucas County and also Ottawa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lucas County
- eBird sighting report for Ottawa 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
Communities Also Named Cummings ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Cummings.
Within Ohio, the name Cummings is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- El Dorado County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Cummings [El Dorado County].
- Mendocino County
- This Cummings is located in Mendocino County and lies 2,085 miles [3,355.5 km]<2> to the west of the Cummings that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Cummings.
- Florida
- Indian River County
- This Cummings is located in Indian River County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<2> to the south of the Cummings that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indian River County community of Cummings.
- Orange County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Cummings [Orange County].
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Maine
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New York
- North Dakota
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Sterling County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Cummings [Sterling County].
- Williamson 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 Texas community of Cummings [Williamson County].
- Utah
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cummings ...
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.
- Bieber
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Cedar Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Wood County
- Cedar Creek Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Woods
- Cedar Creek Woods is located in Wood County
- Crane Creek Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane Creek Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Creek Place
- Crane Creek Place is located in Wood County
- Crosswoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosswoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosswoods
- Crosswoods is located in Wood County
- Forest Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Ottawa County
- Frances Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frances Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Gardens
- Frances Gardens is located in Wood County
- Grassy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Grassy Creek is located in Wood County
- Hobart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Holiday Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Holiday Park is located in Wood County
- Indian Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Creek is located in Wood County
- Island View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Island View is located in Wood County
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- Lime City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Mound View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound View
- Mound View is located in Wood County
- Moundview Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moundview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundview Park
- Moundview Park is located in Wood County
- Orchard View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Orchard View is located in Wood County
- Parliament Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parliament Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Place
- Parliament Place is located in Wood County
- Ranch Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranch Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Gardens
- Ranch Gardens is located in Wood County
- Stanley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Stony Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Stony Ridge is located in Wood County
- Valley Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
- Valley Hills is located in Wood County
- Lime City
How Far From Cummings 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 Cummings 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<4> community of Cummings once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cummings and extending to:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cummings to Bowling Green, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 386 miles [621.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,041 miles [9,722 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,771 miles [10,896.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,649 miles [7,481.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Cummings 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. |
| <2> | 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- Cummings) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cummings. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5584, Longitude: -83.4930 In this case, the coordinates for Cummings have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Cummings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Cummings 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 311.741 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.218 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.656 degrees. |