Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Somerset, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Somerset and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Somerset
- 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 Somerset:
- 37.654493, -88.457268
- 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 Somerset
- 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 Saline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saline County
- Since Somerset is near Pope County and also Gallatin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pope County
- eBird sighting report for Gallatin 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Somerset ...
We found 44 communities that share the name Somerset.
There are two communities within Illinois that are also named Somerset.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 42 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 42 communities, 41 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- DuPage County
- McHenry County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Somerset is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,742 miles [2,803.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Somerset that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Somerset.
- Siskiyou County
- This Somerset is located in Siskiyou County and lies 1,791 miles [2,882.3 km] to the west northwest of the Somerset that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Somerset.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Somerset lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Somerset that is located in Saline County.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Somerset is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Somerset that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Somerset.
- Calvert County
- This Somerset is located in Calvert County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km] to the east of the Somerset that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Somerset.
- Carroll County
- This Somerset is located in Carroll County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the east northeast of the Somerset that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Somerset.
- Frederick County
- This Somerset is located in Frederick County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km] to the east northeast of the Somerset that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Somerset.
- Howard County
- This Somerset is located in Howard County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the east northeast of the Somerset that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Somerset.
- Montgomery County
- This Somerset is located in Montgomery County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km] to the east of the Somerset that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Somerset.
- Worcester County
- This Somerset is located in Worcester County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the east of the Somerset that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Somerset.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Monroe County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Monroe County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Somerset.
- Ozark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Somerset [Ozark County].
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- Mercer County
- This Somerset is located in Mercer County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Somerset that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Somerset.
- Passaic County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Somerset [Passaic County].
- Somerset County
- This Somerset is located in Somerset County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km] to the east northeast of the Somerset that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Somerset.
- New York
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Somerset lies 1,874 miles [3,015.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Somerset that is located in Saline County.
- North Carolina
- Chowan County
- This Somerset is located in Chowan County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<2> to the east of the Somerset that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chowan County community of Somerset.
- Haywood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Somerset [Haywood County].
- Person County
- This Somerset is located in Person County and lies 530 miles [853 km] to the east of the Somerset that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Person County community of Somerset.
- Nova Scotia
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Atascosa County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Atascosa County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atascosa County community of Somerset.
- Bexar County
- This Somerset is located in Bexar County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Somerset that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Somerset.
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Chesterfield County
- This Somerset is located in Chesterfield County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<2> to the east of the Somerset that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Somerset.
- Orange County
- This Somerset is located in Orange County and lies 558 miles [898 km] to the east of the Somerset that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Somerset.
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Somerset ...
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.
- Cottage Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Derby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Dorrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrisville
- Dorrisville is located in Saline County
- Eagle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Equality
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Equality is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Equality <5>
- Garden Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Heights
- Garden Heights is located in Saline County
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
- Hartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Hicks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Horseshoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Muddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy
- Muddy is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muddy <5>
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Saline Valley Store ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline Valley Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Valley Store
- Saline Valley Store is located in Saline County
How Far From Somerset 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 Somerset to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Somerset and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Saline County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Somerset to Springfield, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,146 miles [11,500.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,023 miles [8,083.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Somerset. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Somerset could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Somerset) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Somerset. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6545, Longitude: -88.4573 In this case, the coordinates for Somerset have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Somerset, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Somerset to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.908 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.28 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.072 degrees. |