Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Summit City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Summit City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Summit City
- 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 Summit City:
- 36.739227, -92.613777
- 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 Summit City
- 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 Ozark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ozark County
- Since Summit City is near Douglas County and also Taney County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- eBird sighting report for Taney 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 Summit City ...
We found five communities that share the name Summit City.
Within Missouri, the name Summit City is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alpine County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Alpine County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alpine County community of Summit City.
- Nevada County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Summit City [Nevada County].
- Shasta County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Summit City [Shasta County].
- Michigan
- Grand Traverse County
- This Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Summit City that is located in Ozark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand Traverse County community of Summit City.
- Ohio
- Summit County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Summit County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Summit City.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Summit City ...
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.
- Foil
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
- Foil is located in Ozark County
- Locust
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Longrun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrun
- Longrun is located in Ozark County
- Noble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Noble is located in Ozark County
- Pondfork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Rockbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Rockbridge is located in Ozark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockbridge <4>
- Romance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Romance is located in Ozark County
- Squires
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Sundown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Sweden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Thornfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Thornfield is located in Ozark County
How Far From Summit City 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 Summit City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Summit City and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Ozark County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Summit City to Gainesville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 861 miles [1,385.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,622 miles [10,657.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,357 miles [11,839.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,237 miles [8,428.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Summit City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Summit City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Summit City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Summit City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7392, Longitude: -92.6138 In this case, the coordinates for Summit City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Summit City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.558 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.217 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.168 degrees. |