Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Summerhill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Summerhill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Summerhill
- 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 Summerhill:
- 33.737885, -84.384371
- 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 Summerhill
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Summerhill is near DeKalb County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Summerhill ...
We found six communities that share the name Summerhill.
Within Georgia, the name Summerhill is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Summerhill is located in Cook County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Summerhill that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Summerhill.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Summerhill [Montgomery County].
- Ontario
- This Summerhill lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<1> to the north of the Summerhill that is located in Fulton County.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Summerhill is located in Cambria County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Summerhill that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Summerhill.
- Lancaster County
- This Summerhill is located in Lancaster County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km] to the northeast of the Summerhill that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Summerhill.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Summerhill is located in Spartanburg County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Summerhill that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Summerhill.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Summerhill ...
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.
- Cabbage Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabbage Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
- Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
- Copen Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copen Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen Hill
- Copen Hill is located in Fulton County
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Fulton County
- Mechanicsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
- Peoplestown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
- Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
- Rosedale Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Heights
- Rosedale Heights is located in Fulton County
- Roseland
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Slabtown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Snake Nation ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snake Nation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
- Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
- Vine City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Virginia Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands
- Virginia Highlands is located in Fulton County
How Far From Summerhill 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 Summerhill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Summerhill and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Summerhill to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,142 miles [11,493.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,020 miles [8,078.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Summerhill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fulton County: www.co.fulton.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Summerhill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Summerhill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7379, Longitude: -84.3844 In this case, the coordinates for Summerhill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Summerhill 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Summerhill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.251 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.673 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.288 degrees. |