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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 Somo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Somo 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 Somo:
- 38.596742, -83.742420
- 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 Somo
- 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Since Somo is near Brown County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Somo
Communities Also Named Somo ...
We found one communities that are also named Somo.
Within Kentucky, the name Somo is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Somo in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Ventura County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Ventura County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ventura County community of Somo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Somo ...
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.
- Bradysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradysville is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradysville
- Bradysville has also been known as:
- Centerville
- Centreville
- Cottageville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Helena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Helena is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Lewisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Marshall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marshall is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Mays Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Murphysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Murphysville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphysville
- Orangeburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orangeburg is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeburg
- Plumville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Plumville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Poplar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Sand Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Slickaway ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Slickaway is located in Brown County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickaway
- Trinity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
How Far From Somo 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 Somo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Somo and extending to:
- Maysville, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies just to the North.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Somo to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 361 miles [581 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Somo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Somo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Somo 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 Somo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5967, Longitude: -83.7424 In this case, the coordinates for Somo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.954 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.025 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.709 degrees. |
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