Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Forge:
  • 40.144600, -75.002200
  • 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 Forge

• 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
  • Since Somerton Forge is near Montgomery County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Forge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Somerton Forge ...

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.

• Bridgetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bridgetown is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
• Carriage Stop
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Carriage Stop is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Stop
• Casey Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Casey Village is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village
• Churchville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Churchville is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
• County Line
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • County Line is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
• Holland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Holland is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <1>
• Johnsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnsville is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
• Meadowbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Mechanicsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Philadelphia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Normandy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Normandy is located in Philadelphia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
• Paper Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Paper Mills is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mills
• Pauls Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pauls Run is located in Philadelphia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Run
• Shoemaker Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shoemaker Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Village
• Street Road
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Street Road is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Road

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Somerton Forge and extending to:

• Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Somerton Forge to Doylestown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 99 miles [159.3 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 138 miles [222.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,759 miles [9,268.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,341 miles [6,986.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'