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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 London, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New London and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 London:
    • 41.079628, -82.406610
    • 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 London
  • 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 London ...

We found 26 communities that share the name New London.

There is one other community in Ohio which is also named New London.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 24 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Madison County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Madison County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of New London.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Saint Clair County
      • This New London is located in Saint Clair County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the New London that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of New London.
    • Arkansas
      • Union County
      • This New London is located in Union County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the New London that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of New London.
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of New London [Tulare County].
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • This New London is located in New London County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<2> to the east of the New London that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of New London.
    • Illinois
      • Hamilton 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 Illinois community of New London [Hamilton County].
    • Indiana
      • Howard County
      • This New London is located in Howard County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<2> to the west of the New London that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of New London.
    • Iowa
      • Henry County
      • This New London is located in Henry County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<2> to the west of the New London that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of New London.
    • Kansas
      • Reno County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of New London [Reno County].
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This New London is located in Frederick County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the New London that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of New London.
    • Minnesota
      • Kandiyohi County
      • This New London is located in Kandiyohi County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the New London that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kandiyohi County community of New London.
    • Missouri
      • Ralls County
      • This New London is located in Ralls County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<2> to the west of the New London that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ralls County community of New London.
    • New Hampshire
      • Merrimack County
      • This New London is located in Merrimack County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the New London that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of New London.
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • This New London is located in Oneida County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the New London that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of New London.
    • North Carolina
      • Stanly County
      • This New London is located in Stanly County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<2> to the south southeast of the New London that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of New London.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This New London is located in Chester County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the New London that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of New London.
      • Clearfield County
      • This New London is located in Clearfield County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the east of the New London that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of New London.
      • Warren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of New London [Warren County].
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This New London lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the New London that is located in Huron County.
    • Quebec
      • This New London lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the New London that is located in Huron County.
    • Texas
      • Rusk County
      • This New London is located in Rusk County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the New London that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of New London.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This New London is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,531 miles [2,463.9 km]<2> to the west of the New London that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of New London.
    • Virginia
      • Campbell County
      • This New London is located in Campbell County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<2> to the south southeast of the New London that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of New London.
      • Caroline County
      • This New London is located in Caroline County and lies 338 miles [544 km] to the southeast of the New London that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of New London.
    • Washington
      • Grays Harbor County
      • This New London is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 2,075 miles [3,339.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the New London that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of New London.
    • Wisconsin
      • Waupaca County
      • This New London is located in Waupaca County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the New London that is located in Huron County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waupaca County community of New London.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New London ...

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.

  • Delphi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
    • Delphi is located in Huron County
  • Greenwich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Hartland is located in Huron County
  • Hartland Station
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
    • Hartland Station is located in Huron County
  • Herefork
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herefork have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herefork
    • Herefork is located in Ashland County
  • Nova
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ruggles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruggles have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
    • Ruggles is located in Ashland County
  • White Fox
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Fox have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
    • White Fox is located in Huron County

How Far From New London 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 village such as New London to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New London and extending to:

  • Norwalk, which is the Seat of Huron County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from New London to Norwalk, with an average speed<6> 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 82 miles [132 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,021 miles [9,689.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,623 miles [7,440 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for New London: www.newlondonohio.com/

The official website for Huron County: www.hccommissioners.com/

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 London, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New London) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New London. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0796, Longitude: -82.4066       In this case, the coordinates for New London have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 London 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 London to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.065 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.378 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.305 degrees.




 

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