Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Pittsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Pittsburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Pittsburg
- 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 Pittsburg:
- 40.307856, -84.899068
- 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 Pittsburg
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since New Pittsburg is near Jay County and also Darke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jay County
- eBird sighting report for Darke 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 Pittsburg ...
We found four communities that share the name New Pittsburg.
There is one other community in Indiana which is also named New Pittsburg.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Sullivan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of New Pittsburg [Sullivan County].
- Sullivan County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of New Pittsburg [Crawford County].
- Ohio
- Hocking County
- This New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the New Pittsburg that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of New Pittsburg.
- Wayne County
- This New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County and lies 151 miles [243 km] to the east northeast of the New Pittsburg that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of New Pittsburg.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Pittsburg ...
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.
- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Boundary City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Bucks Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Corner
- Bucks Corner is located in Darke County (OH)
- College Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Corner
- College Corner is located in Jay County
- Fort Recovery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Recovery
- Fort Recovery is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Recovery <4>
- Haysville Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County
- Lightsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Lightsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Powers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Rose Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Stone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Union City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
How Far From New Pittsburg 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 community such as New Pittsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Pittsburg and extending to:
- Winchester, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Pittsburg to Winchester, with an average speed<5> 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 76 miles [122.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 429 miles [690.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,760 miles [7,660.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Pittsburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Pittsburg 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. |
| <2> | 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 Pittsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Pittsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3079, Longitude: -84.8991 In this case, the coordinates for New Pittsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pittsburg 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 312.668 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.09 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.719 degrees. |