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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 Cummings, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cummings and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 35.889788, -85.460253
    • 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 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
    • Since Cummings is near Van Buren County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Cummings

Communities Also Named Cummings ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Cummings.

Within Tennessee, the name Cummings is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of seventeen communities that are located 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 2,082 miles [3,350.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cummings that is located in White 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 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Cummings that is located in White 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
      • Cook 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 Illinois community of Cummings [Cook County].
    • Kansas
      • Atchison County
      • This Cummings is located in Atchison County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cummings that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Cummings.
    • Maine
      • York County
      • This Cummings is located in York County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Cummings that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Cummings.
    • Minnesota
      • Polk 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 Minnesota community of Cummings [Polk County].
    • Missouri
      • Carter 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 Missouri community of Cummings [Carter County].
    • New York
      • Washington 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 New York community of Cummings [Washington County].
    • North Dakota
      • Traill County
      • This Cummings is located in Traill County and lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Cummings that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Traill County community of Cummings.
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Cummings [Wood County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Indiana 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 Pennsylvania community of Cummings [Indiana County].
    • South Carolina
      • Hampton County
      • This Cummings is located in Hampton County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Cummings that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton County community of Cummings.
    • 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
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Cummings is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,465 miles [2,357.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cummings that is located in White County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Cummings.

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.

  • Dixieland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Dixieland is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixieland
  • Elijah ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elijah is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
  • Greenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Gum Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gum Spring is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
  • Hickory Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hickory Hills is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Hodge Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hodge Ferry is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Ferry
  • Lost Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lost Creek is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
  • Methodist ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Methodist is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
  • Rainbow Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rainbow Hills is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
  • Shady Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Shady Grove is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Sparkman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
  • Whispering Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Whispering Hills is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
  • Young ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Young is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young

How Far From Cummings 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 Cummings to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cummings and extending to:

  • Sparta, which is the Seat of White County, lies just to the North.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cummings to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 506 miles [814.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,098 miles [11,423.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,973 miles [8,003.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cummings) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Cummings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cummings. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8898, Longitude: -85.4603       In this case, the coordinates for Cummings have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.974 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.809 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.195 degrees.