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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 Summersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Summersville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Summersville:
- 37.326316, -85.544432
- 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 Summersville
- 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 Green County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Green County
- Since Summersville is near Taylor County and also Hart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hart 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 Summersville
Communities Also Named Summersville ...
We found five communities that are also named Summersville.
Within Kentucky, the name Summersville is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Jefferson County
- This Summersville is located in Jefferson County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Summersville that is located in Green County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Summersville.
- Missouri
- Texas County
- This Summersville is located in Texas County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the west of the Summersville that is located in Green County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Summersville.
- Ohio
- Union County
- This Summersville is located in Union County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Summersville that is located in Green County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Summersville.
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This Summersville is located in Sullivan County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Summersville that is located in Green County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Summersville.
- West Virginia
- Nicholas County
- This Summersville is located in Nicholas County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Summersville that is located in Green County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Summersville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Summersville ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Badger is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
- Black Gnat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Black Gnat is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Gnat
- Bluff Boom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Boom is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Boom
- Eve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eve is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eve
- Grab
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grab is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grab
- Hatcher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hatcher is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Hibernia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hibernia is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Mac
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pierce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pierce is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Powder Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Powder Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Mill
- Roachville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willowtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willowtown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown
How Far From Summersville 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 Summersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Summersville and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Green County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Summersville to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 474 miles [762.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,039 miles [11,328.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,914 miles [7,908.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Summersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Summersville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Summersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3263, Longitude: -85.5444 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.063 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.113 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.86 degrees. |
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