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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 Concord, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Concord 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 Concord:
- 36.548413, -88.155100
- 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 Concord
- 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 Calloway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calloway County
- Since New Concord is near Henry County and also Stewart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stewart 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 Concord
Communities Also Named New Concord ...
We found two communities that are also named New Concord.
Within Kentucky, the name New Concord is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Columbia County
- This New Concord is located in Columbia County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Concord that is located in Calloway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of New Concord.
- Ohio
- Muskingum County
- This New Concord is located in Muskingum County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Concord that is located in Calloway County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of New Concord.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Concord ...
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.
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Freeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freeland is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Hazel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Mint Spring ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mint Spring is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Spring
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Murray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pottertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pottertown is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottertown
- Rushing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rushing is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing
How Far From New Concord 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 Concord to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Concord and extending to:
- Murray, which is the Seat of Calloway County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Concord to Murray, 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.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,060 miles [8,143.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Concord) 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 Concord 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 Concord. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5484, Longitude: -88.1551 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.671 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.854 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.196 degrees. |
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