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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 Summit Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Summit Lake 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 Summit Lake:
    • 45.377740, -89.194839
    • 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 Summit Lake
  • 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 Summit Lake ...

We found one communities that share the name Summit Lake.

Within Wisconsin, the name Summit Lake is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Summit Lake in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Summit Lake lies 1,592 miles [2,562.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Summit Lake that is located in Langlade County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Summit Lake ...

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.

  • Bavaria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bavaria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bavaria
    • Bavaria is located in Langlade County
  • Deerbrook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
    • Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
  • Enterprise
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Oneida County
  • Jennings
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Jennings is located in Oneida County
  • Mole Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
    • Mole Lake is located in Forest County
  • Pelican Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
    • Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
  • Pickerel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickerel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerel
    • Pickerel is located in Forest County
  • Post Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
    • Post Lake is located in Langlade County
  • Pratt Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratt Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Junction
    • Pratt Junction is located in Oneida County

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

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

  • Antigo, which is the Seat of Langlade County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Summit Lake to Antigo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 765 miles [1,231.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,067 miles [9,763.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,817 miles [10,970.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,715 miles [7,588.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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

The official website for Langlade County: www.co.langlade.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.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- Summit Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Summit Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3777, Longitude: -89.1948       In this case, the coordinates for Summit Lake 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 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 Summit Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.44 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.97 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.319 degrees.









 

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