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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 Matamoras, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Matamoras 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 Matamoras:
- 39.524519, -81.067054
- 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 Matamoras
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since New Matamoras is near Tyler County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tyler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Matamoras
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Matamoras ...
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.
- Beavertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beavertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Bens Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bens Run is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Run
- Centerview ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Centerview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Everett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Everett is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Fly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fly is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Fly Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fly Ferry is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly Ferry
- Friendly
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Glass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glass is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
- Grandview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Little
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little
- Long Reach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Reach is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
- Point Lookout
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Point Lookout is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Lookout
- Sistersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From New Matamoras 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 Matamoras 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 Matamoras and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Matamoras to Marietta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 219 miles [352.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,038 miles [9,717.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,755 miles [10,871.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,630 miles [7,451.3 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Matamoras) 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 Matamoras 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 Matamoras. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5245, Longitude: -81.0671 In this case, the coordinates for New Matamoras have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.285 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.258 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.227 degrees. |
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