Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Summerset:
  • 41.431380, -93.544937
  • 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 Summerset

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Summerset is near Polk County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Summerset

Communities Also Named Summerset ...

We found one communities that are also named Summerset.

Within Iowa, the name Summerset is unique.

Beyond Iowa, there is another community also named Summerset in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • South Dakota
    • Meade County
    • This Summerset is located in Meade County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Summerset that is located in Warren County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Summerset.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Summerset ...

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.

• Beech
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Beech is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
• Carbondale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Carbondale is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
• Churchville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Churchville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
• Ford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ford is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
• Greenbush
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Greenbush is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• Pleasant Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <2>
• Rising Sun
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Rising Sun is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
• Sandyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandyville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
• Scotch Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Scotch Ridge is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
• Summerset Junction ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Summerset Junction is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Junction
• Wick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wick is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Summerset and extending to:

• Indianola, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the South.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Summerset to Des Moines, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 887 miles [1,427.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,058 miles [8,140.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'