Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New York, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New York and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New York
- 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 York:
- 40.851670, -93.259932
- 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 New York
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since New York is near Lucas County and also Appanoose County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lucas County
- eBird sighting report for Appanoose 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named New York ...
We found twelve communities that share the name New York.
Within Iowa, the name New York is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Georgia
- Lee County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of New York [Lee County].
- Polk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of New York [Polk County].
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Caldwell County
- This New York is located in Caldwell County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the south southwest of the New York that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of New York.
- Scott County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of New York [Scott County].
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near New York ...
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.
- Bethelhem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Confidence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Derby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Diamond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Harvard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Hodge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Jerome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Last Chance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Last Chance have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
- Last Chance is located in Lucas County
- Lucas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Promise City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promise City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Walnut City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
- Zero
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From New York to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 York to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New York and extending to:
- Corydon, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from New York to Des Moines, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 868 miles [1,396.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,181 miles [11,556.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New York. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- New York) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New York. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8517, Longitude: -93.2599 In this case, the coordinates for New York have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 New York, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 New York 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 New York to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.212 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.516 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.641 degrees. |