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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 Britain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Britain 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 Britain:
    • 40.298717, -75.173228
    • 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 Britain
  • 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
    • Since New Britain is near Montgomery County and also Hunterdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon 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 Britain

Communities Also Named New Britain ...

We found three communities that are also named New Britain.

Within Pennsylvania, the name New Britain is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This New Britain is located in Hartford County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Britain that is located in Bucks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of New Britain.
    • New York
      • Columbia 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 New York community of New Britain [Columbia County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This New Britain lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Britain that is located in Bucks County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Britain ...

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.

  • Castle Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Castle Valley is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
  • Cross Keys
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cross Keys is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Danboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Danboro is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danboro
  • Dyerstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dyerstown is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerstown
  • Edison
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Edison is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Eureka
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Eureka is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Farm School
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Farm School is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm School
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Forest Park is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Fountainville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fountainville is located in Bucks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainville
  • Furlong
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Heather Knoll
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Heather Knoll is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knoll
  • Little Farm Trace Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Mechanics Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Mechanics Valley is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanics Valley
    • Mount Pleasant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Patriot Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Patriot Place is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriot Place
    • Pine Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Run is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
    • Pools Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pools Corner is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Corner
    • Tradesville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Tradesville is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
    • Winners Circle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Winners Circle is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winners Circle

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

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

  • Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from New Britain to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,343 miles [6,989.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Britain) 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 Britain, 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 Britain 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 Britain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2987, Longitude: -75.1732       In this case, the coordinates for New Britain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.677 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.283 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.351 degrees.