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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 Little Summit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little 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 Little Summit:
- 41.099255, -75.412685
- 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 Little 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Little Summit is near Carbon County and also Centre County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Centre 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 Little Summit
Communities Also Named Little Summit ...
We found three communities that are also named Little Summit.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Little Summit.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Little Summit in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Fayette County
- This Little Summit is located in Fayette County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Little Summit that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Little Summit.
- Washington County
- This Little Summit is located in Washington County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Little Summit that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Little Summit.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Mineral County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Mineral County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Little Summit.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Little 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.
- Crescent Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Lake is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Emerald Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Emerald Lakes is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Lakes
- Forest Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Forest Glen is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Indian Mountain Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Mountain Lake is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mountain Lake
- Locust Lakes Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Long Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Tannersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Tannersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Tannersville
- Mushroom Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mushroom Farms is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mushroom Farms
- Paradise Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Crossing is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Crossing
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Paradise Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paradise Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Reeders
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scotrun
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Swiftwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tannersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Little 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 Little Summit to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little Summit and extending to:
- Stroudsburg, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Little Summit to Stroudsburg, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,737 miles [9,232.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,323 miles [6,957.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Summit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Little Summit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Little 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 Little Summit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0993, Longitude: -75.4127 In this case, the coordinates for Little Summit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.745 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.487 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.111 degrees. |
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