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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 New Albany, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Albany 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 New Albany:
    • 38.286829, -85.824649
    • 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 Albany
  • 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 Albany ...

We found eight communities that share the name New Albany.

Within Indiana, the name New Albany is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • New Albany #
      • This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=38.286829&lon=-85.824649&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for New Albany.
    • Kansas
      • Wilson County
      • This New Albany is located in Wilson County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the west of the New Albany that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of New Albany.
    • Mississippi
      • Union County
      • This New Albany is located in Union County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the New Albany that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of New Albany.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This New Albany is located in Burlington County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Albany that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of New Albany.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This New Albany lies 1,159 miles [1,865.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Albany that is located in Floyd County.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • This New Albany is located in Franklin County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Albany that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of New Albany.
      • Mahoning County
      • This New Albany is located in Mahoning County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km] to the northeast of the New Albany that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of New Albany.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford County
      • This New Albany is located in Bradford County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Albany that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of New Albany.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Albany ...

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.

  • Arctic Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cementville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cementville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cementville
    • Cementville is located in Clark County
  • Clarksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
  • Edwardsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
    • Edwardsville is located in Floyd County
  • Floyds Knobs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Galena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Galena is located in Floyd County
  • German Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Town
    • German Town is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Graysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
    • Graysville is located in Clark County
  • Heatherfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
    • Heatherfield is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hunters Trace
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
      • Hunters Trace is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Louisville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mockingbird Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mockingbird Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Valley
      • Mockingbird Valley is located in Jefferson County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Riverside Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Gardens
      • Riverside Gardens is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Sellersburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg
      • Sellersburg is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <3>
    • Silver Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
      • Silver Hills is located in Floyd County

How Far From New Albany 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 city such as New Albany to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from New Albany to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 475 miles [764.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for New Albany: www.cityofnewalbany.com/

The official website for Floyd County: www.floydcounty.in.gov/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Albany) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Albany. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2868, Longitude: -85.8246    
<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>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.
<5>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 Albany to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.253 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.468 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.726 degrees.




 

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