Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New England, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New England and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New England
- 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 England:
- 40.517009, -81.391780
- 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 England
- 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 Tuscarawas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
- Since New England is near Carroll County and also Stark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- eBird sighting report for Stark 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 England ...
We found seven communities that share the name New England.
There are two communities within Ohio that are also named New England.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Athens County
- This New England is located in Athens County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the New England that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of New England.
- Stark County
- This New England is located in Stark County and lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the New England that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of New England.
- Athens County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Dade County
- This New England is located in Dade County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the New England that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dade County community of New England.
- North Dakota
- Hettinger County
- This New England is located in Hettinger County and lies 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New England that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hettinger County community of New England.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This New England is located in Allegheny County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the east of the New England that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of New England.
- West Virginia
- Marion County
- This New England is located in Marion County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the New England that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of New England.
- Wood County
- This New England is located in Wood County and lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the south of the New England that is located in Tuscarawas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of New England.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near New England ...
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.
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Tuscarawas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,693 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
- Dutchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Egypt ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Heritage Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Mineral City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mineral City is located in Tuscarawas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral City <2>
- New Philadelphia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- New Philadelphia is located in Tuscarawas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <2>
- Reeds Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Royal Lane Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Lane Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lane Park
- Royal Lane Park is located in Tuscarawas County
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Legs Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Valley Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Tuscarawas County
- Willow Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Willow Glen is located in Tuscarawas County
How Far From New England 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 England to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of New England once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in New England and extending to:
- New Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Tuscarawas County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from New England to Columbus, with an average speed<5>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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 256 miles [412 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,006 miles [9,665.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,603 miles [7,407.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tuscarawas County: www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New England) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New England. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5170, Longitude: -81.3918 In this case, the coordinates for New England have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 England, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 England 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 310.449 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.594 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.031 degrees. |