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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 Washington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Washington and the surrounding area.
- 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 Washington:
- 40.961084, -82.854489
- 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 Washington
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since New Washington is near Seneca County and also Huron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huron 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 Washington
Communities Also Named New Washington ...
We found three communities that are also named New Washington.
Within Ohio, the name New Washington is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Clark County
- This New Washington is located in Clark County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the New Washington that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of New Washington.
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This New Washington is located in Clearfield County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the east of the New Washington that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of New Washington.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of New Washington [Harris County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Washington ...
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.
- Bloomville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Broken Sword
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Celeryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Forest ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Leesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Mechanicsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Relief ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Relief is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
How Far From New Washington 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 Washington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Washington and extending to:
- Bucyrus, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Washington to Bucyrus, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the south (S). 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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 339 miles [545.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,044 miles [9,726.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,770 miles [10,895.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,647 miles [7,478.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- New Washington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Washington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Washington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Washington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9611, Longitude: -82.8545 In this case, the coordinates for New Washington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.353 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.688 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.555 degrees. |
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