Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sumer Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sumer Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sumer Hill

• 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 Sumer Hill:
  • 32.336812, -95.820799
  • 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 Sumer 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
  • Since Sumer Hill is near Van Zandt County and also Kaufman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Zandt County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kaufman 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 Sumer Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sumer 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.

• Big Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Big Rock is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
• Crescent Heights
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Crescent Heights is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
• Holly Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Holly Springs is located in Van Zandt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Leagueville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Leagueville is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
• Mars
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mars is located in Van Zandt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars
• Martins Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Martins Mill is located in Van Zandt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
• Pickens
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickens is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
• Tundra
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
• Union Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Union Hill is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sumer Hill and extending to:

• Athens, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sumer Hill to Athens, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,144 miles [1,841.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,701 miles [12,393.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,578 miles [8,976.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'