Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mount Summit:
  • 40.004178, -85.386589
  • 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 Mount Summit

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

Communities Also Named Mount Summit ...

We found one communities that are also named Mount Summit.

Within Indiana, the name Mount Summit is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Mount Summit in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Hamilton County
    • This Mount Summit is located in Hamilton County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mount Summit that is located in Henry County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Mount Summit.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Summit ...

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.

• Cross Roads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Roads is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Gates Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gates Corner is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
• Honey Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Honey Creek is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
• Mechanicsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
• Messick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Messick is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
• Mooreland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mooreland is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Progress
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Progress is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
• Rogersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogersville is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
• Sulphur Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people

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

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

• New Castle, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the South.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Mount Summit to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 451 miles [725.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'