Somerset Lake
Somerset Lake is a reservoir in Chester County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. Somerset Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Southwood, as well as near Little Baltimore.Places of Interest
Highlights include Springer Farm and Mill Creek Friends Meetinghouse.
Springer Farm
House
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Springer Farm is a historic farm located at Hockessin, New Castle County, Delaware. The property includes four contributing buildings. They are a stone house, a stone and frame bank barn, a stone spring house, and a braced frame corn crib, both dated to the 19th century.
Mill Creek Friends Meetinghouse
Church
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Mill Creek Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house located near Newark, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built as a one-story meeting house for 33 Friends from Mill Creek Hundred who, in 1838, had obtained permission to hold their worship services separately from the New Garden Monthly Meeting.
Public School No. 29
Heritage site
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Public School No. 29, also known as Lamborn Library, is a historic school building located at Hockessin, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1870 as a one-room school; a second floor and classroom was added about 1890. is a two-story, brick building on a stone foundation with basement. Public School No. 29 is situated 2 miles east of Somerset Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaolin and Landenberg.
Kaolin
Hamlet
Kaolin is an unincorporated community in Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located on Pennsylvania Route 41 between Avondale to the northwest and Hockessin, Delaware to the southeast.
Landenberg
Hamlet
Landenberg is an unincorporated community that is located in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is, essentially, a post office address that covers parts of New Garden, London Britain and Franklin Townships. Landenberg is situated 2 miles west of Somerset Lake.
New Garden Township
Town
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
New Garden Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States, which was organized in 1714. The population was 11,363 at the 2020 census. New Garden Township is situated 2 miles north of Somerset Lake.
Somerset Lake
- Type: Reservoir
- Also known as: “Shangri-La Reservoir”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Chester County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.78592° or 39° 47′ 9″ northLongitude
-75.73932° or 75° 44′ 22″ westElevation
259 feet (79 metres)Open location code
87F6Q7P6+97GeoNames ID
4561329
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