Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bavaria:
  • 41.203673, -84.167557
  • 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 Bavaria

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Bavaria ...

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.

• Arthur
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Arthur is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
• Continental
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continental is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental <1>
• Cuba
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cuba is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Defiance
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Defiance is located in Defiance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <1>
• Elm Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm Center is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Center
• Florida
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Florida is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
• Hartsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
• Hector
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hector is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
• Independence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Independence is located in Defiance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Jewell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jewell is located in Defiance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
• Pleasant Bend
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
• Rice
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rice is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice

How Far From New Bavaria 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 Bavaria 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 Bavaria and extending to:

• Napoleon, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from New Bavaria to Napoleon, 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.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 409 miles [658.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,084 miles [9,791.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,814 miles [10,966.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,692 miles [7,551 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'