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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 Mount Summit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Summit 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 Mount Summit:
- 39.088555, -84.331247
- 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Mount Summit is near Clermont County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Ohio, the name Mount Summit is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Mount Summit in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Henry County
- This Mount Summit is located in Henry County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mount Summit that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry 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.
- Clare
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clare is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Dry Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dry Run is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Eightmile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eightmile is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
- Forestville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Forestville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Fruit Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fruit Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
- Home ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Home is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Melbourne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Red Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bank is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Silver Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summerside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summerside is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerside
- Sweetwine ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwine is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwine
- Viking Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Viking Village is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Village
- Watch Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Watch Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill
- Willowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Mount Summit 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 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:
- Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Summit to Cincinnati, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Summit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mount Summit 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 Mount Summit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0886, Longitude: -84.3312 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Summit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.319 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.514 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.826 degrees. |
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