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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 Athens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Athens and the surrounding area.
- 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 Athens:
- 40.184944, -80.995832
- 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 Athens
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since New Athens is near Belmont County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Athens
Communities Also Named New Athens ...
We found three communities that are also named New Athens.
Within Ohio, the name New Athens is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Edgar County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of New Athens [Edgar County].
- Saint Clair County
- This New Athens is located in Saint Clair County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the New Athens that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of New Athens.
- Pennsylvania
- Clarion County
- This New Athens is located in Clarion County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the New Athens that is located in Harrison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of New Athens.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Athens ...
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.
- Crabapple
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crabapple is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple
- Donnersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Donnersville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnersville
- Fairpoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flushing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Kinsman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Science Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Science Hill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill
- Shepherdstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherdstown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
- Uniontown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
How Far From New Athens 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 village such as New Athens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Athens and extending to:
- Cadiz, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the North.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from New Athens to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,005 miles [9,664.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,600 miles [7,403 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Athens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Athens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Athens 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 Athens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1849, Longitude: -80.9958 In this case, the coordinates for New Athens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.216 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.28 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.967 degrees. |
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