Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Centerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Centerville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Centerville
- 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 Centerville:
- 39.941466, -79.192530
- 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 New Centerville
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since New Centerville is near Fayette County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 New Centerville ...
We found five communities that share the name New Centerville.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named New Centerville.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Chester County
- This New Centerville is located in Chester County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the east of the New Centerville that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of New Centerville.
- Northampton County
- This New Centerville is located in Northampton County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Centerville that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of New Centerville.
- Chester County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Boise County
- This New Centerville is located in Boise County and lies 1,890 miles [3,041.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Centerville that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boise County community of New Centerville.
- New York
- Oswego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of New Centerville [Oswego County].
- Wisconsin
- Saint Croix County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of New Centerville [Saint Croix County].
- Idaho
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Centerville ...
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.
- Husband
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Indiantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Indiantown is located in Somerset County
- Jimtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Kingwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Paddytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Pinkerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Rockwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Rockwood is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <4>
- Rockwood Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Station
- Rockwood Station is located in Somerset County
- Seven Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Seven Springs is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Springs <4>
- Shamrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From New Centerville 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 Centerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Centerville and extending to:
- Somerset, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from New Centerville to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 135 miles [217.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,657 miles [10,713.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,532 miles [7,293.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Centerville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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- New Centerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Centerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9415, Longitude: -79.1925 In this case, the coordinates for New Centerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that New Centerville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Centerville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.12 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.998 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.249 degrees. |