Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Newbury Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newbury Center and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Newbury Center
- 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 Newbury Center:
- 41.463386, -81.244270
- 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 Newbury Center
- 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 Geauga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Geauga County
- Since Newbury Center is near Cuyahoga County and also Portage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
- eBird sighting report for Portage 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 Newbury Center ...
We found one communities that share the name Newbury Center.
Within Ohio, the name Newbury Center is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Newbury Center in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Vermont
- Orange County
- This Newbury Center is located in Orange County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Newbury Center that is located in Geauga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Newbury Center.
- Vermont
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newbury Center ...
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.
- Beartown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Center Road ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Road
- Center Road is located in Geauga County
- Chagrin Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chagrin Falls
- Chagrin Falls is located in Cuyahoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,914 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chagrin Falls <3>
- Chesterland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterland
- Chesterland is located in Geauga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterland <3>
- Fowlers Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowlers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Mill
- Fowlers Mill is located in Geauga County
- Fullertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullertown
- Fullertown is located in Geauga County
- Hunting Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Julia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Maple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Geauga County
- Novelty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Popes Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popes Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Corners
- Popes Corners is located in Geauga County
- Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Geauga County
How Far From Newbury Center 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 Newbury Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newbury Center and extending to:
- Chardon, which is the Seat of Geauga County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Newbury Center to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 283 miles [455.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,958 miles [9,588.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newbury Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Geauga County: www.co.geauga.oh.us/
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 from Point A (ie- Newbury Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newbury Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4634, Longitude: -81.2443 In this case, the coordinates for Newbury Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Newbury Center to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.314 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.584 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.626 degrees. |