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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 Summitville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Summitville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Summitville:
    • 40.675917, -80.887432
    • 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 Summitville
  • 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 Columbiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbiana County
    • Since Summitville is near Carroll County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Summitville

Communities Also Named Summitville ...

We found seven communities that are also named Summitville.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Summitville.

Beyond Ohio, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Miami County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Summitville [Miami County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Rio Grande County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Summitville [Rio Grande County].
    • Indiana
      • Madison County
      • This Summitville is located in Madison County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<2> to the west of the Summitville that is located in Columbiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Summitville.
    • Iowa
      • Lee County
      • This Summitville is located in Lee County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<2> to the west of the Summitville that is located in Columbiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Summitville.
    • Michigan
      • Lake County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Lake County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Summitville.
    • New York
      • Sullivan County
      • This Summitville is located in Sullivan County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Summitville that is located in Columbiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Summitville.
    • Tennessee
      • Coffee County
      • This Summitville is located in Coffee County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<2> to the southwest of the Summitville that is located in Columbiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Summitville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Summitville ...

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.

  • Diamond Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Diamond Valley is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Valley
  • Five Forks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Five Forks is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Haysville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Haysville is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Jordanville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jordanville is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
  • Lisbon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lisbon is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,626 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <3>
  • Lockbridge ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lockbridge is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockbridge
  • Logtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Logtown is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
  • Lynchburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynchburg is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Mechanicstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Garden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • New Garden is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden

How Far From Summitville 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 village such as Summitville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Summitville and extending to:

  • Lisbon, which is the Seat of Columbiana County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Summitville to Lisbon, with an average speed<4> 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 121 miles [194.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 238 miles [383 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,576 miles [7,364.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Summitville, 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' (or 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- Summitville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Summitville 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 Summitville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6759, Longitude: -80.8874       In this case, the coordinates for Summitville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.128 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.253 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.744 degrees.