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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 Summerford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Summerford 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 Summerford:
- 39.933740, -83.491845
- 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 Summerford
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Summerford is near Clark County and also Champaign County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign 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 Summerford
Communities Also Named Summerford ...
We found one communities that are also named Summerford.
Within Ohio, the name Summerford is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Summerford in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Summerford lies 1,540 miles [2,478.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Summerford that is located in Madison County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Summerford ...
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.
- Choctaw Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Five Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lilly Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lilly Chapel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Chapel
- Lisbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plumwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Tradersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tradersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradersville
- Willows ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Willows is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
How Far From Summerford to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Summerford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Summerford and extending to:
- London, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Summerford to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 351 miles [564.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,716 miles [7,589.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Summerford) 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 Summerford 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 Summerford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9337, Longitude: -83.4918 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.781 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.024 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.185 degrees. |
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