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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 Middletown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Middletown and the surrounding area.
- 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 Middletown:
- 38.164415, -86.050970
- 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 New Middletown
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since New Middletown is near Floyd County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 New Middletown
Communities Also Named New Middletown ...
We found one communities that are also named New Middletown.
Within Indiana, the name New Middletown is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named New Middletown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Mahoning County
- This New Middletown is located in Mahoning County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Middletown that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of New Middletown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Middletown ...
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.
- Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Dixie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Elizabeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fishtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fishtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtown
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Happy Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Hollow is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Kings Store
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kings Store is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Store
- Lanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Point is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Riverside Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Riverside Gardens is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Gardens
- Seven Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Seven Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
How Far From New Middletown 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 town such as New Middletown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Middletown and extending to:
- Corydon, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from New Middletown to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 489 miles [787 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,024 miles [11,304 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,900 miles [7,885.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Middletown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Middletown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Middletown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1644, Longitude: -86.0510 In this case, the coordinates for New Middletown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.394 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.612 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.86 degrees. |
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