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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 Guinea, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Guinea 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 Guinea:
- 40.944781, -81.100653
- 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 Guinea
- 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 Stark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
- Since New Guinea is near Mahoning County and also Columbiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mahoning County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbiana 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 Guinea
Communities Also Named New Guinea ...
We found one communities that are also named New Guinea.
Within Ohio, the name New Guinea is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named New Guinea in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- New Haven 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 Connecticut community of New Guinea [New Haven County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Guinea ...
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.
- Alliance
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Alliance Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Bolton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Christytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Christytown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christytown
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Five Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Five Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Freeburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Freeburg is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Homeworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maple Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Reading
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
How Far From New Guinea 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 Guinea 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 community of New Guinea once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in New Guinea and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Guinea to Canton, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 257 miles [413.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,975 miles [9,615.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,698 miles [10,779.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,574 miles [7,361.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Guinea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Guinea) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Guinea 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 Guinea. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9448, Longitude: -81.1007 In this case, the coordinates for New Guinea have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.249 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.431 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.746 degrees. |
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