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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 Burlington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Burlington 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 Burlington:
    • 39.259502, -84.557167
    • 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 Burlington
  • 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Since New Burlington is near Butler County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Burlington

Communities Also Named New Burlington ...

We found two communities that are also named New Burlington.

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

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named New Burlington in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Clinton County
      • This New Burlington is located in Clinton County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Burlington that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of New Burlington.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Delaware County
      • This New Burlington is located in Delaware County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the New Burlington that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of New Burlington.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Burlington ...

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.

  • Bevis
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bevis is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevis
  • Dry Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Dry Ridge is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Ridge
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenhills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lynnview
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lynnview is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnview
  • Mount Healthy
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pleasant Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Pleasant Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Run is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
  • Pleasant Run Farm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Run Farm is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run Farm
  • Spring Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Meadows is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
  • Woodlawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Woodlawn is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,395 people
  • Wyoming
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wyoming Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Wyoming Meadows is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Meadows

How Far From New Burlington 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 Burlington to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Burlington and extending to:

  • Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Burlington to Cincinnati, 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 96 miles [154.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,790 miles [7,708.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Burlington) 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 Burlington 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 Burlington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2595, Longitude: -84.5572       In this case, the coordinates for New Burlington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.46 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.70 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.877 degrees.