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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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Summer Hill
  • 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 Summer Hill ...

We found seven communities that share the name Summer Hill.

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

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another six communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Mills
    • Dennis Mills is located in Columbia County
  • Dogtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Dogtown is located in Luzerne County
  • Foundryville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
    • Foundryville is located in Columbia County
  • Fowlersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowlersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlersville
    • Fowlersville is located in Columbia County
  • Honeytown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeytown
    • Honeytown is located in Columbia County
  • Jonestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
    • Jonestown is located in Columbia County
  • Lime Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
    • Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
  • Mountain Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
    • Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
  • Register
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Register have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
    • Register is located in Luzerne County
  • Stillwater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
    • Stillwater is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillwater <3>
  • Town Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
    • Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
  • Willow Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
    • Willow Springs is located in Columbia County

How Far From Summer Hill 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Summer Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiapa.org/county/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Summer Hill) to Point B.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).
<2>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.
<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 Summer Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.254 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.062 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.489 degrees.




 

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