Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ohio:
  • 42.222299, -75.712689
  • 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 Ohio

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Ohio ...

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.

• Bettsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bettsburg is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettsburg
• Center Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Center Village is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
• Coventry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Coventry is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
• Coventryville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Coventryville is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
• Creekside Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Creekside Village is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
• Fickles Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fickles Corner is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickles Corner
• Greene
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Greene is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <1>
• Page Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Page Brook is located in Chenango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Brook
• Pleasant Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Tunnel
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Tunnel is located in Broome County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunnel <1>

How Far From New Ohio to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Ohio to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Ohio and extending to:

• Binghamton, which is the Seat of Broome County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Ohio to Binghamton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 239 miles [384.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,703 miles [9,178.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,294 miles [6,910.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'