Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Summerhill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Summerhill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Summerhill
- 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 Summerhill:
- 39.773963, -76.074010
- 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 Summerhill
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Summerhill is near Chester County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chester County
- eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Summerhill ...
We found six communities that share the name Summerhill.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Summerhill.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Cambria County
- This Summerhill is located in Cambria County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Summerhill that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Summerhill.
- Cambria County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Summerhill is located in Fulton County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Summerhill that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Summerhill.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Summerhill is located in Cook County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Summerhill that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Summerhill.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Summerhill [Montgomery County].
- Ontario
- This Summerhill lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the northwest of the Summerhill that is located in Lancaster County.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Summerhill is located in Spartanburg County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Summerhill that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Summerhill.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Summerhill ...
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.
- Chrome
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Glen Roy
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Jenkins Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Corner
- Jenkins Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Kirks Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirks Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County
- Lees Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Little Britain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County
- New Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Oak Shade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Richards Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Oak
- Richards Oak is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Rising Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <4>
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Spring Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
- Spring Meadow is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Spruce Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Grove
- Spruce Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Sunset Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Gardens
- Sunset Gardens is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Unicorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Meadow
How Far From Summerhill 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 Summerhill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Summerhill and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Summerhill to Lancaster, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 79 miles [127.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,403 miles [7,085.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Summerhill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Summerhill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Summerhill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7740, Longitude: -76.0740 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Summerhill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Summerhill 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 307.257 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.857 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.958 degrees. |