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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 Madison, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Madison 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 Madison:
- 39.967922, -84.709759
- 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 Madison
- 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 Darke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Darke County
- Since New Madison is near Preble County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Preble County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Madison
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Madison ...
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.
- Clark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Crete
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crete is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Ebenezer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Eldorado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Frys Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frys Corners is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frys Corners
- Hollansburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Ithaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jaysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jaysville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaysville
- Long
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- New Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orangeburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Orangeburg is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeburg
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Palestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sharpeye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sharpeye is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpeye
- Steel Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Steel Point is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Point
- Weavers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weavers is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers
- Yankeetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Yankeetown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
How Far From New Madison to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Madison 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 Madison and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Darke County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Madison to Greenville, 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the east (E). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,766 miles [7,670.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Madison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Madison 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 Madison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9679, Longitude: -84.7098 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.551 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.907 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.734 degrees. |
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