Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in New Trenton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Trenton and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for New Trenton

• 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 Trenton:
  • 39.309498, -84.900510
  • 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 Trenton

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since New Trenton is near Dearborn County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dearborn County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Trenton

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Trenton ...

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.

• Alert
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Alert is located in Butler County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
• Cedar Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
• Dover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dover is located in Dearborn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Fort Gass ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Gass is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gass
• Mound Haven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mound Haven is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Haven
• Oak Tree Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Tree Crossroads is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Crossroads
• Palestine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Palestine is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Rockdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rockdale is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Shaker Village ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Shaker Village is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in New Trenton and extending to:

• Brookville, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Trenton to Brookville, with an average speed<2> 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 74 miles [119.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 422 miles [679.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,926 miles [11,146.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'