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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 Columbus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Columbus 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 Columbus:
- 41.172584, -76.289381
- 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 Columbus
- 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 Luzerne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
- Since New Columbus is near Columbia County and also Lycoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lycoming 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 Columbus
Communities Also Named New Columbus ...
We found three communities that are also named New Columbus.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named New Columbus.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Carbon County
- This New Columbus is located in Carbon County and lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Columbus that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of New Columbus.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Madison County
- This New Columbus is located in Madison County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the west of the New Columbus that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of New Columbus.
- Kentucky
- Owen County
- This New Columbus is located in Owen County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Columbus that is located in Luzerne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of New Columbus.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Columbus ...
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.
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Harveyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harveyville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Honeytown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Honeytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeytown
- Jonestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Marshall Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marshall Hollow is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Hollow
- Red Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Register
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Register is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Stillwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Summer Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summer Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Town Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Town Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
How Far From New Columbus 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 Columbus to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Columbus and extending to:
- Wilkes-Barre, which is the Seat of Luzerne County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Columbus to Wilkes-Barre, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 161 miles [259.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,359 miles [7,015.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- New Columbus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Columbus 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 Columbus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1726, Longitude: -76.2894 In this case, the coordinates for New Columbus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.268 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.09 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.471 degrees. |
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