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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 Pennington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Pennington 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 Pennington:
- 39.279773, -85.324687
- 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 Pennington
- 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Since New Pennington is near Ripley County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Pennington
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Pennington ...
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.
- Ballstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ballstown is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballstown
- Craig
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Craig is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Delaware
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Harris City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Huntersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huntersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Lookout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Mechanicsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Napoleon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Otter Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Peppertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peppertown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertown
- Pinhook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pinhook is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Prattsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prattsburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Slabtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Spades
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spades is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spades
How Far From New Pennington 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 Pennington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Pennington and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Pennington to Greensburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 444 miles [714.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Pennington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pennington 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 Pennington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2798, Longitude: -85.3247 In this case, the coordinates for New Pennington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.944 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.257 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.221 degrees. |
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