Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pittsburgh:
  • 40.995889, -82.731012
  • 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 Pittsburgh

• 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Since New Pittsburgh is near Huron County and also Richland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Huron County
  • eBird sighting report for Richland 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Pittsburgh ...

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.

• Celeryville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
  • Celeryville is located in Huron County
• Delphi
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
  • Delphi is located in Huron County
• Forest ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Richland County
• Havana
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Havana is located in Huron County
• London
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • London is located in Richland County
• Mechanicsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Crawford County
• Planktown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Planktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planktown
  • Planktown is located in Richland County
• Plymouth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
• Relief ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Relief have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
  • Relief is located in Huron County

How Far From New Pittsburgh 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 community such as New Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh and extending to:

• Bucyrus, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Pittsburgh to Bucyrus, 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 five to six hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 334 miles [537.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 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 6,764 miles [10,885.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,640 miles [7,467.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Crawford County: www.crawford-co.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/