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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 Cummingsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cummingsville 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 Cummingsville:
- 35.808243, -85.461961
- 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 Cummingsville
- 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Since Cummingsville is near White County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Cummingsville
Communities Also Named Cummingsville ...
We found two communities that are also named Cummingsville.
Within Tennessee, the name Cummingsville is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Cummingsville is located in Middlesex County and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cummingsville that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Cummingsville.
- Minnesota
- Olmsted County
- This Cummingsville is located in Olmsted County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cummingsville that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Olmsted County community of Cummingsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cummingsville ...
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.
- Bone Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Denny Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Denny Ferry is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Ferry
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Gum Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Spring is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
- Hickory Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hodge Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hodge Ferry is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Ferry
- Lost Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Sparkman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- Sweetgum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Young ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Young is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
How Far From Cummingsville 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 Cummingsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cummingsville and extending to:
- Spencer, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies just to the South.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cummingsville to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 509 miles [819.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,101 miles [11,428 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cummingsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Cummingsville 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 Cummingsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8082, Longitude: -85.4620 In this case, the coordinates for Cummingsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.973 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.795 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.216 degrees. |
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