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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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on New Albany
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named New Albany ...

We found eight communities that share the name New Albany.

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

Beyond Ohio, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
    • Beech is located in Licking County
  • Blacklick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Center Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Center Village is located in Delaware County
  • Fursville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fursville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fursville
    • Fursville is located in Licking County
  • Harlem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
    • Harlem is located in Delaware County
    • Harlem has also been known as:
    • Buddtown
  • Havens Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
    • Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
  • Mackstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackstown
    • Mackstown is located in Delaware County
  • Maxtown ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maxtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
    • Maxtown is located in Delaware County
    • Maxtown has also been known as:
    • Maxwell Corners
    • Maxwell
  • Panhandle Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panhandle Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle Corners
    • Panhandle Corners is located in Licking County
  • Pinhook ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinhook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
    • Pinhook is located in Franklin County
  • Ralph ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
    • Ralph is located in Delaware County
  • Summit Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
    • Summit Station is located in Licking County
    • Summit Station has also been known as:
    • Summit
  • Wildwood Springs ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
    • Wildwood Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Wonderland ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonderland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
    • Wonderland is located in Franklin County

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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for New Albany: www.villageofnewalbany.org/

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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.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).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.342 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.545 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.82 degrees.




 

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