Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Pittsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Pittsburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Pittsburg
- 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 Pittsburg:
- 40.839224, -82.100152
- 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 Pittsburg
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since New Pittsburg is near Ashland County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ashland County
- eBird sighting report for Holmes 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named New Pittsburg ...
We found four communities that share the name New Pittsburg.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named New Pittsburg.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Hocking County
- This New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the south of the New Pittsburg that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of New Pittsburg.
- Hocking County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Randolph County
- This New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Pittsburg that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of New Pittsburg.
- Sullivan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of New Pittsburg [Sullivan County].
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of New Pittsburg [Crawford County].
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Pittsburg ...
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.
- Cedar Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cedar Valley is located in Wayne County
- Congress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Devil Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devil Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Eight Square ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eight Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Square
- Eight Square is located in Wayne County
- England
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Funk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jeromesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeromesville
- Jeromesville is located in Ashland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeromesville <4>
- Lake Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Mechanicsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Wayne County
- Pleasant Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Pleasant Home is located in Wayne County
- Reedsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Rowsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From New Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Pittsburg and extending to:
- Wooster, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from New Pittsburg to Columbus, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 299 miles [481.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,020 miles [9,688.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,744 miles [10,853.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,620 miles [7,435.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Pittsburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' (or 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 Pittsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Pittsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8392, Longitude: -82.1002 In this case, the coordinates for New Pittsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Pittsburg 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Pittsburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.88 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.133 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.245 degrees. |