Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Summit Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Summit Point and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Summit Point
- 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 Summit Point:
- 39.249547, -77.958608
- 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 Summit Point
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Summit Point is near Clarke County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Summit Point ...
We found one communities that share the name Summit Point.
Within West Virginia, the name Summit Point is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Summit Point in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- San Juan 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 Utah community of Summit Point [San Juan County].
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Summit Point ...
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.
- Brucetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Burnt Factory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Factory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
- Burnt Factory is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Clear Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Brook
- Clear Brook is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Brook <3>
- Egypt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Harmony ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Jamestown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Jordan Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
- Jordan Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Leetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Lewisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Mechanicstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicstown
- Mechanicstown is located in Jefferson County
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Rest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rock Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Rockcroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Rocky Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Treadwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Wheatland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Hall
How Far From Summit Point 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 Summit Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Summit Point and extending to:
- Charles Town, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<4> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Summit Point to Charleston, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 55 miles [88.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,506 miles [7,251.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Summit Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountywv.org/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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 Summit Point 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> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Summit Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Summit Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2495, Longitude: -77.9586 In this case, the coordinates for Summit Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Summit Point 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 308.415 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.09 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.971 degrees. |