Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Heights:
  • 36.721777, -82.015405
  • 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 Heights

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Cummings Heights is near Bristol City and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cummings Heights ...

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.

• Butts
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Butts is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts
• Evergreen Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Hills is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
• Fractionville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fractionville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fractionville
• Green Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Green Spring is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
• Lowland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowland is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
• Parks Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Parks Mill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mill
• Rocktown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rocktown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
• Rust Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
• Shady Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Shady Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Shortsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shortsville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cummings Heights and extending to:

• Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Cummings Heights to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 310 miles [498.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'