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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 City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Summer City 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 City:
    • 35.574235, -85.116069
    • 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 City
  • 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 City ...

We found one communities that share the name Summer City.

Within Tennessee, the name Summer City is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Summer City in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Summer City is located in Calvert County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Summer City that is located in Bledsoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Summer City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Summer City ...

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.

  • Cold Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring is located in Bledsoe County
  • Edgewater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
    • Edgewater is located in Rhea County
  • Friendship
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Bledsoe County
  • Graysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
    • Graysville is located in Rhea County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Hickory Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Hickory Grove is located in Bledsoe County
  • Lees Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Station
    • Lees Station is located in Bledsoe County
  • Liberty Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Liberty Hill is located in Rhea County
  • Mountain View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Mountain View is located in Rhea County
  • New Harmony
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
    • New Harmony is located in Bledsoe County
  • Paine Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paine Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Spring
    • Paine Spring is located in Rhea County
  • Pikeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sentinel Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sentinel Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Heights
    • Sentinel Heights is located in Rhea County
  • Tiptop
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiptop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptop
    • Tiptop is located in Bledsoe County

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

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

  • Pikeville, which is the Seat of Bledsoe County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Summer City to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 499 miles [803.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,096 miles [11,419.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,972 miles [8,001.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Summer City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5742, Longitude: -85.1161       In this case, the coordinates for Summer City 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 City 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 312.755 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.512 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.131 degrees.




 

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