Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Chicago, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Chicago and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Chicago
- 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 Chicago:
- 39.732003, -84.258553
- 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 Chicago
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since New Chicago is near Shelby County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named New Chicago ...
We found six communities that share the name New Chicago.
Within Ohio, the name New Chicago is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Amador 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 California community of New Chicago [Amador County].
- Illinois
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of New Chicago [Cook County].
- Indiana
- Lake County
- This New Chicago is located in Lake County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the New Chicago that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of New Chicago.
- Kansas
- Mitchell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of New Chicago [Mitchell County].
- Montana
- Deer Lodge County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of New Chicago [Deer Lodge County].
- Granite County
- This New Chicago is located in Granite County and lies 1,520 miles [2,446.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the New Chicago that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granite County community of New Chicago.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Chicago ...
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.
- Crown Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
- Crown Point is located in Montgomery County
- Deerpark Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerpark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark Village
- Deerpark Village is located in Montgomery County
- Frytown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Frytown is located in Montgomery County
- Kingsville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Kingsville is located in Montgomery County
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Post Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Residence Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Residence Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Residence Park
- Residence Park is located in Montgomery County
- Six Mile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Stillwater Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Junction
- Stillwater Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Walnut Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Walnut Hills is located in Montgomery County
How Far From New Chicago 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 community such as New Chicago to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Chicago and extending to:
- Dayton, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 69 miles [111 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from New Chicago to Columbus, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Chicago. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 Chicago, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that New Chicago could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Chicago) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Chicago. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7320, Longitude: -84.2586 In this case, the coordinates for New Chicago have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Chicago 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 312.268 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.549 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.599 degrees. |