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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 Somerfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Somerfield and the surrounding area.
- 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 Somerfield:
- 41.672500, -88.136111
- 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 Somerfield
- 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 Will County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
- Since Somerfield is near Cook County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage 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 Somerfield
Communities Also Named Somerfield ...
We found one communities that are also named Somerfield.
Within Illinois, the name Somerfield is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Somerfield in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- This Somerfield is located in Somerset County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Somerfield that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Somerfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Somerfield ...
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.
- Cherrywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherrywood is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Cider Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cider Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Creek
- Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crossing is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossing
- Heritage Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Heritage Knolls is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Knolls
- Heritage Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heritage Meadows is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
- Heritage Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Place is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Place
- Hickory Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hickory Oaks is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Oaks
- High Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- High Meadow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadow
- Home Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Home Run is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Run
- Honeytree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Honeytree is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeytree
- Hunters Trail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hunters Trail is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
- Indian Boundary
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Indian Boundary is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Boundary
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Indian Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Oaks is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Malibu Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Malibu Bay is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Bay
- Old Sawmill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Sawmill is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sawmill
- Pepper Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pepper Tree is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Tree
- Pheasant Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pheasant Chase is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Chase
- Plantation
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Plantation is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
- Poplar Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Prairie Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Prairie Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
- Quail Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quail Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Grove
- River Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- River Woods is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Woods
- Riverbend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverbend is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Rivermist
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rivermist is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermist
- Romeoville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saddle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saddle Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
- Sugar Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Brook is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Brook
- Walnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Walnut Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Woods is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Woods
- Willow Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Wolf Creek Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wolf Creek Island is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Island
- Woodleaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodleaf is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
How Far From Somerfield 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 Somerfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Somerfield and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Somerfield to Joliet, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 614 miles [988.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Somerfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Somerfield 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 Somerfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6725, Longitude: -88.1361 In this case, the coordinates for Somerfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.771 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.684 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.875 degrees. |
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