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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:
    • 40.081809, -82.797375
    • 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 Albany
  • 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Since New Albany is near Licking County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Licking 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 Albany

Communities Also Named New Albany ...

We found eight communities that are also named New Albany.

There is one other community in Ohio that is also named New Albany.

Beyond Ohio, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Mahoning County
      • This New Albany is located in Mahoning County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Albany that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of New Albany.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Floyd County
      • This New Albany is located in Floyd County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the New Albany that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of New Albany.
    • Iowa
      • New Albany #1
      • This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=40.081809&lon=-82.797375&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for New Albany.
    • Kansas
      • Wilson County
      • This New Albany is located in Wilson County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the west of the New Albany that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of New Albany.
    • Mississippi
      • Union County
      • This New Albany is located in Union County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the New Albany that is located in Franklin 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 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the east of the New Albany that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of New Albany.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This New Albany lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Albany that is located in Franklin County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford County
      • This New Albany is located in Bradford County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Albany that is located in Franklin 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.

  • Beech ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Beech is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
  • Blacklick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Center Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Center Village is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
  • Fursville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fursville is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fursville
  • Harlem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harlem is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
    • Harlem has also been known as:
    • Buddtown
  • Havens Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
  • Mackstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mackstown is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackstown
  • Maxtown ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maxtown is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
    • Maxtown has also been known as:
    • Maxwell Corners
    • Maxwell
  • Panhandle Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Panhandle Corners is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle Corners
  • Pinhook ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pinhook is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
  • Ralph ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ralph is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
  • Summit Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit Station is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
    • Summit Station has also been known as:
    • Summit
  • Wildwood Springs ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wildwood Springs is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
  • Wonderland ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wonderland is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland

How Far From New Albany 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 village 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:

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Albany to Columbus, 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.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 317 miles [510.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 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 Albany) 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 Albany 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 Albany. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0818, Longitude: -82.7974       In this case, the coordinates for New Albany have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.342 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.545 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.82 degrees.