Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in New Lyme Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Lyme Station and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for New Lyme Station

• 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 Lyme Station:
  • 41.590333, -80.845643
  • 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 Lyme Station

• 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 Ashtabula County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashtabula County
  • Since New Lyme Station is near Trumbull County and also Geauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trumbull County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Geauga 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 Lyme Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Lyme Station ...

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.

• Clover Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Clover Hill is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Dodgeville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
• Eagleville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Eagleville is located in Ashtabula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
• Footville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Footville is located in Ashtabula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
• Hartsgrove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
• Rays Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rays Corners is located in Ashtabula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
• Roaming Shores
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
• Rock Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rock Creek is located in Ashtabula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Creek <1>
• Sentinel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sentinel is located in Ashtabula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
• Triumph
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Triumph is located in Trumbull County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
• Turkey Foot Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Turkey Foot Corner is located in Ashtabula County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Lyme Station and extending to:

• Jefferson, which is the Seat of Ashtabula County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Lyme Station to Jefferson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 273 miles [439.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,937 miles [9,554.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,661 miles [10,719.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,537 miles [7,301.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'