Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Strasburg:
  • 39.652008, -82.762671
  • 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 Strasburg

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Strasburg ...

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.

• Amanda
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Amanda is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanda
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amanda <1>
• Cedar Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Greencastle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Greencastle is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
• Hooker
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hooker is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
• Huntsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
• Marcy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marcy is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
• Nebraska ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nebraska is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
• Revenge ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Revenge is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
• Rock Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rock Mill is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mill
• Stoutsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stoutsville is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutsville <1>
• Walnut
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut

How Far From New Strasburg 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 Strasburg 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 Strasburg and extending to:

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Fairfield County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Strasburg to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 310 miles [498.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,100 miles [9,817 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,697 miles [7,559.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'