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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 40.595556, -73.797500
    • 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 Somerville
  • 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 Somerville ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Somerville.

There is one other community in New York which is also named Somerville.

Beyond New York, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Somerville is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Somerville that is located in Queens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Somerville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Morgan County
      • This Somerville is located in Morgan County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Somerville that is located in Queens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Somerville.
    • Indiana
      • Gibson County
      • This Somerville is located in Gibson County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the west of the Somerville that is located in Queens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson 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 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Somerville that is located in Queens 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 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Somerville that is located in Queens 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 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Somerville that is located in Queens 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 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Somerville that is located in Queens 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].
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Somerville is located in Butler County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the west of the Somerville that is located in Queens 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 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the west of the Somerville that is located in Queens 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 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Somerville that is located in Queens 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 1,454 miles [2,340 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Somerville that is located in Queens 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 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Somerville that is located in Queens 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.

  • Far Rockaway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Green Acres
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Nassau County
  • Harbor Isle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Isle
    • Harbor Isle is located in Nassau County
  • Holland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Holland is located in Queens County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <4>
  • Howard Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Beach
    • Howard Beach is located in Queens County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard Beach <4>
  • Long Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Long Beach is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <4>
  • Ocean Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Point
    • Ocean Point is located in Nassau County
  • Ozone Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Park
    • Ozone Park is located in Queens County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozone Park <4>
  • Rockaway Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Park
    • Rockaway Park is located in Queens County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockaway Park <4>
  • Rockaway Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Point
    • Rockaway Point is located in Queens County
  • Rosedale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Queens County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <4>
  • Seaside
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
    • Seaside is located in Queens County
  • Valley Stream
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wave Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wave Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wave Crest
    • Wave Crest is located in Queens County

How Far From Somerville 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 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:

  • Jamaica, which is the Seat of Queens County, lies just to the North.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Somerville to Albany, with an average speed<6>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 208 miles [334.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,690 miles [9,157.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,394 miles [10,290.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,271 miles [6,873.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Somerville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Somerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Somerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5956, Longitude: -73.7975       In this case, the coordinates for Somerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 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>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.
<6>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.
<7>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.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.832 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.374 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.626 degrees.




 

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