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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:
    • 33.505969, -81.954559
    • 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
    • Since Summer Hill is near Richmond County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield 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.

Within South Carolina, the name Summer Hill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Summer Hill is located in New Castle County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Summer Hill that is located in Aiken 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 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Summer Hill that is located in Aiken 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 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Summer Hill that is located in Aiken 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=33.505969&lon=-81.954559&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 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Summer Hill that is located in Aiken County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Summer Hill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Summer Hill is located in Allegheny County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the north of the Summer Hill that is located in Aiken County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Summer Hill.
      • Columbia County
      • This Summer Hill is located in Columbia County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km] to the north northeast of the Summer Hill that is located in Aiken County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia 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.

  • Bonnie Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bonnie Glen is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Glen
  • Clearwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Coventry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Coventry is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Crestdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Crestdale is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestdale
  • Crestland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Crestland is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestland
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Forest Park is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Gordon Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gordon Park is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Park
  • Greenfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Greenfield is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Hillside Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillside Park is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
  • National Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
  • Rose Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rose Hill is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Sandlewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandlewood is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlewood
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Schultz Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Schultz Hill is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz Hill
    • Sunset Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sunset Heights is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
    • Willow Springs Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Springs Park is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs Park
    • Woodlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Woodlawn is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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:

  • Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Summer Hill to Aiken, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 462 miles [743.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,040 miles [11,329.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,921 miles [7,919.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 things 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: 33.5060, Longitude: -81.9546       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 310.837 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.012 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.414 degrees.