Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Somersetin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Somersetin and the surrounding area.

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

• 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 Somersetin:
  • 40.740101, -74.576269
  • 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 Somersetin

• 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Since Somersetin is near Morris County and also Hunterdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morris County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon 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 Somersetin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Somersetin ...

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.

• Greater Cross Roads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greater Cross Roads is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Cross Roads
• Green Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Green Village is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
• Hickory Tree
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Tree is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Tree
• Liberty Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corner
• Long Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Long Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
• Lyons
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyons is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
• Mount Freedom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mount Freedom is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Freedom
• Peapack
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Peapack is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapack
• Pill Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pill Hill is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pill Hill
• Pleasant Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Pleasant Plains
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
• Pleasantville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasantville is located in Morris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Pottersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville

How Far From Somersetin 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 Somersetin to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Somersetin and extending to:

• Somerville, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Somersetin to Somerville, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 182 miles [292.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,717 miles [9,200.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,300 miles [6,920.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'