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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 Midway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Midway 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 Midway:
    • 39.567045, -77.290817
    • 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 Midway
  • 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since New Midway is near Carroll County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Midway

Communities Also Named New Midway ...

We found one communities that are also named New Midway.

Within Maryland, the name New Midway is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named New Midway in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Roane County
      • This New Midway is located in Roane County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Midway that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of New Midway.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Midway ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Centerville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Copper Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Copper Oaks is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Oaks
  • Detour
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Detour is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detour
  • Fairhaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairhaven is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Good Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Good Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hill
  • Grossnickle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grossnickle is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossnickle
  • Johnsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnsville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Ladiesburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
  • Quarry View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Quarry View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry View
  • Rocky Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Troutville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Troutville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
  • Wolfs Den
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Wolfs Den is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Den

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

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

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Midway to Frederick, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 48 miles [77.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,464 miles [7,184.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Midway) 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 Midway 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 Midway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5670, Longitude: -77.2908       In this case, the coordinates for New Midway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.997 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.664 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.563 degrees.