Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Summit Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Summit Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Summit Village
- 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 Village:
- 38.970186, -119.887680
- 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 Village
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Summit Village is near El Dorado County and also Alpine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
- eBird sighting report for Alpine 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 Village ...
We found one communities that share the name Summit Village.
Within Nevada, the name Summit Village is unique.
Beyond Nevada, there is another community also named Summit Village in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Summit Village is located in El Dorado County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Summit Village that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Summit Village.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Summit Village ...
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.
- Bijou
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Elk Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Hobart ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Kingsbury
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Lincoln Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County
- Round Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
- Round Hill is located in Douglas County
- Skyland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
- Skyland is located in Douglas County
- Walleys Hot Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
- Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County
- Zephyr Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Cove
- Zephyr Cove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zephyr Cove <3>
How Far From Summit Village 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 Summit Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Summit Village and extending to:
- Minden, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the East.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Summit Village to Carson City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 2,279 miles [3,667.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,289 miles [11,730.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,057 miles [12,966.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Summit Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Summit Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Summit Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9702, Longitude: -119.8877 In this case, the coordinates for Summit Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.208 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.823 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.606 degrees. |