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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 Somerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Somerville 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 Somerville:
- 38.279071, -87.377797
- 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 Somerville
- 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 Gibson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson County
- Since Somerville is near Pike County and also Warrick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warrick 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 Somerville
Communities Also Named Somerville ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Somerville.
Within Indiana, the name Somerville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Morgan County
- This Somerville is located in Morgan County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the south of the Somerville that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Somerville.
- Kansas
- Leavenworth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Somerville [Leavenworth County].
- Maine
- Lincoln County
- This Somerville is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Somerville that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Somerville.
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Somerville is located in Middlesex County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Somerville that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Somerville.
- Mississippi
- Leflore County
- This Somerville is located in Leflore County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Somerville that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leflore County community of Somerville.
- Missouri
- Clinton County
- Although located in Clinton County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Somerville.
- New Brunswick
- This Somerville lies 1,150 miles [1,850.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Somerville that is located in Gibson County.
- New Jersey
- Somerset County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Somerville [Somerset County].
- New York
- Queens County
- This Somerville is located in Queens County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Somerville that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Somerville.
- Saint Lawrence County
- This Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km] to the northeast of the Somerville that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Somerville.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Somerville is located in Butler County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Somerville that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Somerville.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Somerville is located in Armstrong County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Somerville that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Somerville.
- Philadelphia County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Somerville [Philadelphia County].
- Tioga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Somerville [Tioga County].
- Tennessee
- Fayette County
- This Somerville is located in Fayette County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Somerville that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Somerville.
- Texas
- Burleson County
- This Somerville is located in Burleson County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Somerville that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleson County community of Somerville.
- Virginia
- Fauquier County
- This Somerville is located in Fauquier County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the east of the Somerville that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Somerville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Somerville ...
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.
- Arthur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arthur is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Coats Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coats Spring is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Spring
- Graham Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gray Junction is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Junction
- King
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- King is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Littles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Littles is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles
- Lynnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marysville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Oatsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rosebud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rosebud is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Rumble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rumble is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Scalesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Stanley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
How Far From Somerville 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 town such as Somerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Somerville and extending to:
- Princeton, which is the Seat of Gibson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Somerville to Princeton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,074 miles [11,384.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,950 miles [7,966.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Somerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Somerville 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. |
| <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 Somerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Somerville 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 Somerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2791, Longitude: -87.3778 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.237 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.596 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.429 degrees. |
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