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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Summerfield:
    • 39.997220, -96.351102
    • 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 Summerfield
  • 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 Summerfield ...

We found 30 communities that share the name Summerfield.

Within Kansas, the name Summerfield is unique.

Beyond Kansas, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 28 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dallas County
      • This Summerfield is located in Dallas County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Summerfield.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Summerfield is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km] to the southeast of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Summerfield.
    • Florida
      • Marion County
      • This Summerfield is located in Marion County and lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Summerfield.
    • Georgia
      • Bibb 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 Georgia community of Summerfield [Bibb County].
    • Illinois
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Summerfield is located in Saint Clair County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Summerfield.
      • Will County
      • This Summerfield is located in Will County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km] to the east northeast of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Summerfield.
    • Louisiana
      • Ascension Parish
      • This Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ascension Parish community of Summerfield.
      • Claiborne Parish
      • This Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish and lies 526 miles [846.5 km] to the south southeast of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne Parish community of Summerfield.
      • Grant Parish
      • This Summerfield is located in Grant Parish and lies 615 miles [989.7 km] to the south southeast of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant Parish community of Summerfield.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Summerfield is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<1> to the east of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Summerfield.
      • Baltimore County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Summerfield [Baltimore County].
    • Michigan
      • Clare 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 Michigan community of Summerfield [Clare County].
    • Missouri
      • Maries County
      • This Summerfield is located in Maries County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maries County community of Summerfield.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Summerfield lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
    • New Jersey
      • Warren County
      • This Summerfield is located in Warren County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the east of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Summerfield.
    • North Carolina
      • Edgecombe County
      • This Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<1> to the east of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Summerfield.
      • Guilford County
      • This Summerfield is located in Guilford County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km] to the east southeast of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Summerfield.
      • Pitt County
      • This Summerfield is located in Pitt County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km] to the east of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Summerfield.
    • Ohio
      • Noble County
      • This Summerfield is located in Noble County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the east of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Summerfield.
    • Oklahoma
      • Le Flore County
      • This Summerfield is located in Le Flore County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Summerfield.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Summerfield lies 1,695 miles [2,727.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
    • Tennessee
      • Grundy County
      • This Summerfield is located in Grundy County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Summerfield.
    • Texas
      • Castro County
      • This Summerfield is located in Castro County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Castro County community of Summerfield.
      • Cherokee County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Cherokee County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Summerfield.
      • Fort Bend County
      • This Summerfield is located in Fort Bend County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the south of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Summerfield.
      • Upshur County
      • This Summerfield is located in Upshur County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km] to the south of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Summerfield.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Summerfield is located in Davis County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the west of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Summerfield.
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Summerfield is located in Salt Lake County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km] to the west of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Summerfield.
    • Virginia
      • Augusta County
      • This Summerfield is located in Augusta County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the east of the Summerfield that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Summerfield.
      • Grayson 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 Virginia community of Summerfield [Grayson County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Summerfield ...

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.

  • Badger
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
    • Badger is located in Gage County (NE)
  • Home
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Elm
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
    • Lone Elm is located in Marshall County
  • Marysville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayberry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
    • Mayberry is located in Pawnee County (NE)
  • Mission ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Mission is located in Pawnee County (NE)
  • Reedsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
    • Reedsville is located in Marshall County
    • Reedsville has also been known as:
    • Hazelville
  • Table Rock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Violet ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
    • Violet is located in Pawnee County (NE)
  • Virginia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
    • Virginia is located in Gage County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <6>

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

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

  • Marysville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Summerfield to Marysville, with an average speed<7> 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.
  • Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 74 miles [119.1 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 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,336 miles [11,806.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,233 miles [8,421.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Summerfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Summerfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Summerfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9972, Longitude: -96.3511    
<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 Summerfield 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Summerfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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 Summerfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.309 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.825 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.382 degrees.




 

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