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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 Athens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Athens and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Athens:
    • 41.013675, -79.536712
    • 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 Athens
  • 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 Clarion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion County
    • Since New Athens is near Armstrong County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Athens

Communities Also Named New Athens ...

We found three communities that are also named New Athens.

Within Pennsylvania, the name New Athens is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Edgar County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of New Athens [Edgar County].
      • Saint Clair County
      • This New Athens is located in Saint Clair County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the New Athens that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of New Athens.
    • Ohio
      • Harrison County
      • This New Athens is located in Harrison County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the New Athens that is located in Clarion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of New Athens.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Athens ...

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.

  • Bradys Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
  • Catfish
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Catfish is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
  • Diamond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Diamond is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Huey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Huey is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
  • Maple Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Maple Grove is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Queenstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
  • Riverview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverview is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Sandy Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sandy Hollow is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hollow
  • Sarah Furnace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sarah Furnace is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Furnace
  • Tidal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tidal is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidal
  • Wildcat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Wildcat is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat

How Far From New Athens 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 community such as New Athens to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Athens and extending to:

  • Clarion, which is the Seat of Clarion County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Athens to Clarion, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 197 miles [317 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,910 miles [9,511.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Athens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Athens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Athens 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 Athens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0137, Longitude: -79.5367       In this case, the coordinates for New Athens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.271 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.333 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.003 degrees.