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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Little Summit
- 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:
- 40.117294, -80.111167
- 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 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Little Summit is near Greene County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Little Summit ...
We found three communities that share the name 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 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Little Summit that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Little Summit.
- Monroe County
- This Little Summit is located in Monroe County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little Summit that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Little Summit.
- Fayette County
- 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.
- Nevada
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.
- Eighty Four
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Four
- Eighty Four is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eighty Four <3>
- Farquhar
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Gambles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Laboratory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laboratory
- Laboratory is located in Washington County
- Lone Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lone Pine is located in Washington County
- Long Pine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Washington County
- Pleasant View Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Heights
- Pleasant View Heights is located in Washington County
- Scenery Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenery Hill
- Scenery Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scenery Hill <3>
How Far From Little Summit 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 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:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Little Summit to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,565 miles [7,346.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Summit. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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- Little Summit) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Summit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1173, Longitude: -80.1112 In this case, the coordinates for Little Summit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.673 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.653 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.593 degrees. |