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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 Summitville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Summitville 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 Summitville:
    • 35.559519, -85.992487
    • 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 Summitville
  • 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
    • Since Summitville is near Warren County and also Cannon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cannon 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 Summitville

Communities Also Named Summitville ...

We found seven communities that are also named Summitville.

Within Tennessee, the name Summitville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Rio Grande County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Summitville [Rio Grande County].
    • Indiana
      • Madison County
      • This Summitville is located in Madison County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<2> to the north of the Summitville that is located in Coffee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Summitville.
    • Iowa
      • Lee County
      • This Summitville is located in Lee County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Summitville that is located in Coffee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Summitville.
    • Michigan
      • Lake County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Lake County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Summitville.
    • New York
      • Sullivan County
      • This Summitville is located in Sullivan County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Summitville that is located in Coffee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Summitville.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This Summitville is located in Columbiana County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<2> to the northeast of the Summitville that is located in Coffee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Summitville.
      • Miami County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Summitville [Miami County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Summitville ...

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.

  • Crisp ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Crisp is located in Cannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
  • Dawn ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dawn is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
  • Forest Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
  • Fountain Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fountain Grove is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
  • Glenview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenview is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
  • Holly ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Ivy Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ivy Bluff is located in Cannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Bluff
  • Mud Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mud Creek is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
  • Pocahontas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pocahontas is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Ragsdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ragsdale is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
  • Shady Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Shady Grove is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

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

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

  • Manchester, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Summitville to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 543 miles [873.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,011 miles [8,064.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Summitville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Summitville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Summitville 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 Summitville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5595, Longitude: -85.9925       In this case, the coordinates for Summitville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.288 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.123 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.50 degrees.