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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 Middleton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Middleton 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 Middleton:
    • 40.864503, -80.915087
    • 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 Middleton
  • 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 Middleton ...

We found one communities that share the name New Middleton.

Within Ohio, the name New Middleton is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named New Middleton in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Smith County
      • This New Middleton is located in Smith County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the New Middleton that is located in Columbiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of New Middleton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Middleton ...

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.

  • Alliance Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
    • Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
  • Damascus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
    • Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Homeworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeworth
    • Homeworth is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homeworth <2>
  • Lockbridge ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockbridge
    • Lockbridge is located in Columbiana County
  • Logtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
    • Logtown is located in Columbiana County
  • Longs Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longs Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Crossing
    • Longs Crossing is located in Columbiana County
  • Maple Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
    • Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
  • New Garden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
    • New Garden is located in Columbiana County
  • Reading
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
    • Reading is located in Columbiana County
  • Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
    • Valley is located in Columbiana County
  • Willow Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
    • Willow Grove is located in Columbiana County
  • Yankee Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Crossing
    • Yankee Crossing is located in Mahoning County

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

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

  • Lisbon, which is the Seat of Columbiana County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Middleton to Lisbon, with an average speed<4> 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 125 miles [201.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 246 miles [395.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,569 miles [7,353.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Middleton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbiana County: www.columbianacounty.org/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Middleton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Middleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8645, Longitude: -80.9151       In this case, the coordinates for New Middleton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Middleton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.136 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.291 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.689 degrees.









 

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