Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Harrison, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Harrison and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Harrison
- 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 Harrison:
- 41.166716, -84.800794
- 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 Harrison
- 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 Paulding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Paulding County
- Since New Harrison is near Allen County and also Defiance County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allen County
- eBird sighting report for Defiance 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 Harrison ...
We found one communities that share the name New Harrison.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named New Harrison.
Beyond Ohio.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Darke County
- This New Harrison is located in Darke County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the south of the New Harrison that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of New Harrison.
- Darke County
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Harrison ...
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.
- Arena ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Cecil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Cuba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Allen County (IN)
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Allen County (IN)
- Halls Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corners
- Halls Corners is located in Allen County (IN)
- Hicksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Hicksville is located in Defiance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,405 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hicksville <3>
- Link ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Smiley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From New Harrison 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 Harrison 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 Harrison once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in New Harrison and extending to:
- Paulding, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from New Harrison to Paulding, with an average speed<5> 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 125 miles [201.2 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 439 miles [706.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,110 miles [9,833.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,719 miles [7,594.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Harrison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Harrison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1667, Longitude: -84.8008 In this case, the coordinates for New Harrison have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Harrison, 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 Harrison 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 312.592 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.128 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.407 degrees. |