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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:
    • 37.569071, -95.938506
    • 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 Kansas, the name New Albany is unique.

Beyond Kansas, 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 ...
    • Indiana
      • Floyd County
      • This New Albany is located in Floyd County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the east of the New Albany that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of New Albany.
    • Iowa
      • New Albany #
      • This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=37.569071&lon=-95.938506&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for New Albany.
    • Mississippi
      • Union County
      • This New Albany is located in Union County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Albany that is located in Wilson 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 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Albany that is located in Wilson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of New Albany.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This New Albany lies 1,669 miles [2,686 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Albany that is located in Wilson County.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • This New Albany is located in Franklin County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Albany that is located in Wilson 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 839 miles [1,350.2 km] to the east northeast of the New Albany that is located in Wilson 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 1,070 miles [1,722 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Albany that is located in Wilson 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.

  • Buffalo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffville
    • Buffville is located in Wilson County
    • Buffville has also been known as:
    • Buffsville
  • Cave Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Coyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fall River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
    • Fall River is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <4>
  • Fiat
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fiat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
    • Fiat is located in Elk County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fiat
    • From New Albany to Fiat
  • Rest
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
    • Rest is located in Wilson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rest
    • From New Albany to Rest
  • Roper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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:

  • Fredonia, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from New Albany to Topeka, with an average speed<5>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 three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,332 miles [8,581 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Albany. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 37.5691, Longitude: -95.9385    
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Albany 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 319.854 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.99 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.599 degrees.




 

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