Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Straitsville:
  • 39.579258, -82.234357
  • 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 Straitsville

• 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Since New Straitsville is near Hocking County and also Athens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hocking County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Athens 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 Straitsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Straitsville ...

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.

• Carbon Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
• Dixie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dixie is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Gore
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gore is located in Hocking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
• Hemlock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hemlock is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
• Lost Run ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lost Run is located in Hocking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Run
• Maxville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maxville is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
• Maysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maysville is located in Hocking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
• Monday Creek Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Monday Creek Junction is located in Hocking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monday Creek Junction
• Sand Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sand Run is located in Hocking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
• Sand Run Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
• Straitsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Straitsville is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straitsville
• Sulphur Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Whipstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Whipstown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipstown

How Far From New Straitsville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Straitsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in New Straitsville and extending to:

• New Lexington, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from New Straitsville to New Lexington, with an average speed<2> 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 281 miles [452.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,802 miles [10,946.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'