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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 Summer Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Summer Hill 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 Summer Hill:
    • 41.092307, -76.254379
    • 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 Summer Hill
  • 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Since Summer Hill is near Luzerne County and also Schuylkill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill 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 Summer Hill

Communities Also Named Summer Hill ...

We found seven communities that are also named Summer Hill.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Summer Hill.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Allegheny County
      • This Summer Hill is located in Allegheny County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the west of the Summer Hill that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Summer Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Summer Hill is located in New Castle County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Summer Hill that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Summer Hill.
    • Illinois
      • Pike County
      • This Summer Hill is located in Pike County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the west of the Summer Hill that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Summer Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Summer Hill is located in Baltimore County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the south of the Summer Hill that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Summer Hill.
    • New Brunswick
      • This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=41.092307&lon=-76.254379&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Summer Hill.
    • New York
      • Cayuga County
      • This Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the north of the Summer Hill that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Summer Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Summer Hill is located in Aiken County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Summer Hill that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Summer Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Summer Hill ...

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.

  • Dennis Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dennis Mills is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Mills
  • Dogtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dogtown is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Foundryville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Foundryville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
  • Fowlersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fowlersville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlersville
  • Honeytown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Honeytown is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeytown
  • Jonestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jonestown is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Lime Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
  • Mountain Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
  • Register
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Register is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
  • Stillwater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Town Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
  • Willow Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Springs is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs

How Far From Summer Hill 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 Summer Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Bloomsburg, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Summer Hill to Bloomsburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,772 miles [9,289.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,360 miles [7,016.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Summer Hill) 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 Summer Hill 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 Summer Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0923, Longitude: -76.2544       In this case, the coordinates for Summer Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.254 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.062 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.489 degrees.