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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 Concord, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Concord 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 Concord:
- 39.995005, -81.738095
- 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 Concord
- 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 Muskingum County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muskingum County
- Since New Concord is near Guernsey County and also Coshocton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coshocton 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 Concord
Communities Also Named New Concord ...
We found two communities that are also named New Concord.
Within Ohio, the name New Concord is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Calloway County
- This New Concord is located in Calloway County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Concord that is located in Muskingum County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calloway County community of New Concord.
- New York
- Columbia County
- This New Concord is located in Columbia County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Concord that is located in Muskingum County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of New Concord.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Concord ...
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.
- Buckeyeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeyeville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeyeville
- Chandlersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Claysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Five Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Freeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Freeland is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Indian Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Camp is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Camp
- Marysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Meadow Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Rich Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rich Hill is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Sycamore Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Hills is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Hills
How Far From New Concord 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 Concord to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Concord and extending to:
- Zanesville, which is the Seat of Muskingum County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Concord to Zanesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 66 miles [106.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 261 miles [420 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,044 miles [9,726.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,764 miles [10,885.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,639 miles [7,465.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- New Concord) 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 Concord 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 Concord. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9950, Longitude: -81.7381 In this case, the coordinates for New Concord have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.683 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.783 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.367 degrees. |
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