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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 Somerton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Somerton 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 Somerton:
    • 39.901183, -81.136773
    • 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 Somerton
  • 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 Belmont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
    • Since Somerton is near Monroe County and also Noble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Noble 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 Somerton

Communities Also Named Somerton ...

We found three communities that are also named Somerton.

Within Ohio, the name Somerton is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Yuma County
      • This Somerton is located in Yuma County and lies 1,923 miles [3,094.8 km]<1> to the west of the Somerton that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuma County community of Somerton.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Somerton is located in Philadelphia County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the east of the Somerton that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Somerton.
    • Virginia
      • Suffolk City
      • This Somerton is located in Suffolk City and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Somerton that is located in Belmont County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Somerton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Somerton ...

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.

  • Badgertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Badgertown is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badgertown
  • Boston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Boston is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Centerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Coats
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Coats is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
  • Decker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Decker is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
  • Hope Ridge ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hope Ridge is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Ridge
  • Hunter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunter is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Jerusalem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Lewisville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewisville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Quaker City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Temperanceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Temperanceville is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperanceville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Somerton and extending to:

  • Saint Clairsville, which is the Seat of Belmont County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Somerton to Saint Clairsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 229 miles [368.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,024 miles [9,694.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,742 miles [10,850.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,618 miles [7,432 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Somerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Somerton 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 Somerton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9012, Longitude: -81.1368       In this case, the coordinates for Somerton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.314 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.349 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.129 degrees.