Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Galena, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Galena and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Galena
- 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 Galena:
- 40.330383, -75.187673
- 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 Galena
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Since New Galena is near Montgomery County and also Hunterdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Galena ...
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.
- Blooming Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Glen
- Blooming Glen is located in Bucks County
- Castle Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
- Castle Valley is located in Bucks County
- Cross Keys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cross Keys is located in Bucks County
- Danboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danboro
- Danboro is located in Bucks County
- Dublin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Bucks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <2>
- Dyerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Edison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Farm School
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farm School have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm School
- Farm School is located in Bucks County
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Bucks County
- Fountainville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainville
- Fountainville is located in Bucks County
- Irish Meeting House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Meeting House have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Meeting House
- Irish Meeting House is located in Bucks County
- Little Farm Trace Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Farm Trace Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Farm Trace Park
- Little Farm Trace Park is located in Bucks County
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- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Bucks County
- Patriot Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patriot Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriot Place
- Patriot Place is located in Bucks County
- Pine Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Pools Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Corner
- Pools Corner is located in Bucks County
- Silverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Silverdale is located in Bucks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverdale <2>
- Society Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Society Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Meadows
- Society Meadows is located in Bucks County
- Tradesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tradesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
- Tradesville is located in Bucks County
- Mount Pleasant
How Far From New Galena 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 Galena to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of New Galena once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in New Galena and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from New Galena to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 139 miles [223.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,759 miles [9,268.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- 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).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Galena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Galena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Galena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3304, Longitude: -75.1877 In this case, the coordinates for New Galena have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Galena 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 306.683 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.294 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.344 degrees. |