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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 Market, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Market 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 Market:
    • 37.501749, -85.310967
    • 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 Market
  • 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Since New Market is near Taylor County and also Larue County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Larue 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 Market

Communities Also Named New Market ...

We found 25 communities that are also named New Market.

Within Kentucky, the name New Market is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of 25 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This New Market is located in Madison County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the New Market that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of New Market.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This New Market is located in Sussex County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Market that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of New Market.
    • Georgia
      • Monroe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of New Market [Monroe County].
    • Illinois
      • Gallatin County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of New Market [Gallatin County].
    • Indiana
      • Clark County
      • This New Market is located in Clark County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the New Market that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of New Market.
      • Montgomery County
      • This New Market is located in Montgomery County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the north northwest of the New Market that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of New Market.
    • Iowa
      • Taylor County
      • This New Market is located in Taylor County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Market that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of New Market.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This New Market is located in Frederick County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Market that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of New Market.
    • Minnesota
      • Scott County
      • This New Market is located in Scott County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the New Market that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of New Market.
    • Missouri
      • Platte County
      • This New Market is located in Platte County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Market that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of New Market.
      • Polk County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Polk County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of New Market.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This New Market is located in Middlesex County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Market that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of New Market.
    • New York
      • Niagara County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of New Market [Niagara County].
    • North Carolina
      • Randolph County
      • This New Market is located in Randolph County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Market that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of New Market.
    • Ohio
      • Geauga County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Geauga County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of New Market.
      • Highland County
      • This New Market is located in Highland County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Market that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of New Market.
      • Lake County
      • This community is historic and although located in Lake County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of New Market.
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This New Market is located in York County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Market that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of New Market.
    • South Carolina
      • Abbeville County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of New Market [Abbeville County].
      • Darlington County
      • This New Market is located in Darlington County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Market that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of New Market.
      • Greenwood County
      • This New Market is located in Greenwood County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km] to the southeast of the New Market that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of New Market.
      • Williamsburg County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of New Market [Williamsburg County].
    • Tennessee
      • Jefferson County
      • This New Market is located in Jefferson County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Market that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of New Market.
    • Virginia
      • Prince William County
      • This New Market is located in Prince William County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Market that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of New Market.
      • Shenandoah County
      • This New Market is located in Shenandoah County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km] to the east northeast of the New Market that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shenandoah County community of New Market.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Market ...

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.

  • Belltown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Calvary
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Calvary is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
  • Frogtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Frogtown is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
  • Jessietown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jessietown is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessietown
  • Mannsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mannsville is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
  • Maple
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Peck Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Peck Ford is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Ford
  • Poplar Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Willowtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Willowtown is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Market and extending to:

  • Lebanon, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from New Market to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 459 miles [738.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,897 miles [7,881 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Market) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Market 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.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Market, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Market 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 Market. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5017, Longitude: -85.3110       In this case, the coordinates for New Market have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.921 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.975 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.711 degrees.