Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Farm:
  • 33.301224, -86.983326
  • 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 Summit Farm

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Summit Farm is near Shelby County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Summit Farm

Curious and Interesting Names Near Summit Farm ...

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.

• Chestnut Glen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Glen is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Glen
• Flint Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Flint Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Fox Trace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox Trace is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Trace
• Greenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Hickory Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Hilltop
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hilltop is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Hopewell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Loveless Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Loveless Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Park
• Pine Crest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pine Crest is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
• Pleasant Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Red Hill Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Hill Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Heights
• Rockdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rockdale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Shady Brook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shady Brook is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook

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

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

• Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Summit Farm to Birmingham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,278 miles [11,712.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,154 miles [8,294.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'