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

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Summit Lake

• 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 Langlade County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Langlade County
  • Since Summit Lake is near Oneida County and also Forest County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oneida County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forest 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 Summit Lake

Communities Also Named Summit Lake ...

We found one communities that are also named 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)
  • Bavaria is located in Langlade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bavaria
• Deerbrook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
• Enterprise
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Enterprise is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Jennings
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jennings is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
• Mole Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mole Lake is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole Lake
• Pelican Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pelican Lake is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake
• Pickerel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Pickerel is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerel
• Post Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Post Lake is located in Langlade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Lake
• Pratt Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pratt Junction is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Junction

How Far From Summit Lake 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 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<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,715 miles [7,588.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'