Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Place:
  • 34.740369, -86.643050
  • 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 Place

• 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Summit Place is near Limestone County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Summit Place ...

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.

• Cavalry Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cavalry Hill is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Hill
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Greenhill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenhill is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
• Grove Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Grove Park is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Hillandale
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hillandale is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
• Huntsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Huntsville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <1>
• Huntsville Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntsville Park is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Park
• Rideout Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rideout Village is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
• Rolling Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rolling Meadows is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
• Scenic View
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Scenic View is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
• Shady Lane
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Shady Lane is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
• Terry Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Terry Heights is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Heights
• Union Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Union Park is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Park
• University Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • University Park is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park

How Far From Summit Place to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Summit Place and extending to:

• Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the East.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Summit Place to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 603 miles [970.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'