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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 Summertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Summertown 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 Summertown:
    • 35.434799, -87.312791
    • 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 Summertown
  • 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Since Summertown is near Maury County and also Giles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles 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 Summertown

Communities Also Named Summertown ...

We found three communities that are also named Summertown.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Summertown.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Hamilton County
      • This Summertown is located in Hamilton County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the east of the Summertown that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Summertown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Shasta County
      • This Summertown is located in Shasta County and lies 1,884 miles [3,032 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Summertown that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Summertown.
    • Georgia
      • Emanuel County
      • This Summertown is located in Emanuel County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Summertown that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emanuel County community of Summertown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Summertown ...

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.

  • Brace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Brace is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brace
  • Carpenters ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Carpenters is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
  • Enterprise
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Enterprise is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Henryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Henryville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
  • Jonestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jonestown is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Mount Joy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Joy is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Rockdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockdale is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Rockquarry ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rockquarry is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockquarry
  • Sandy Hook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandy Hook is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Three Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Three Oaks is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks

How Far From Summertown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Summertown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Summertown to Lawrenceburg, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 613 miles [986.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Summertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Summertown 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 Summertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4348, Longitude: -87.3128       In this case, the coordinates for Summertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.093 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.034 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.086 degrees.