Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Athens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Athens and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Athens
- 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 Athens:
- 39.646701, -87.946700
- 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 Athens
- 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 Edgar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Edgar County
- Since New Athens is near Coles County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Coles County
- eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Athens ...
We found three communities that share the name New Athens.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named New Athens.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Saint Clair County
- This New Athens is located in Saint Clair County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the New Athens that is located in Edgar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of New Athens.
- Saint Clair County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Harrison County
- This New Athens is located in Harrison County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the east of the New Athens that is located in Edgar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of New Athens.
- Pennsylvania
- Clarion County
- This New Athens is located in Clarion County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Athens that is located in Edgar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of New Athens.
- Ohio
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Athens ...
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.
- Catfish ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Embarrass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Harris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Hindsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindsboro
- Hindsboro is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hindsboro <3>
- Hughes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Kansas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Kansas is located in Edgar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <3>
- Kings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Mays
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From New Athens 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 Athens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of New Athens once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in New Athens and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Edgar County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from New Athens to Paris, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 91 miles [146.5 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 585 miles [941.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,035 miles [11,321.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,914 miles [7,908.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 from Point A (ie- New Athens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Athens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6467, Longitude: -87.9467 In this case, the coordinates for New Athens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Athens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Athens 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 314.631 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.239 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.337 degrees. |