Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for New 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 New Somerset:
  • 40.516355, -80.705867
  • 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 New 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since New Somerset is near Hancock County and also Columbiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbiana 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 New Somerset

Curious and Interesting Names Near New 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.

• Cream City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cream City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
• Empire
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Empire is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Empire
  • From New Somerset to Empire
• Irondale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
• Island Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Island Creek
  • From New Somerset to Island Creek
• Moscow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Moscow is located in Hancock County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Shady Glen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Glen is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Glen
• Sugar Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
• Vulcan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Vulcan is located in Columbiana County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
• Yellow Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Yellow Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek

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

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

• Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Somerset to Steubenville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,699 miles [10,781 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,574 miles [7,361.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'