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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 Geneva, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Geneva 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 Geneva:
    • 39.787446, -79.909084
    • 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 Geneva
  • 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Since New Geneva is near Greene County and also Monongalia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia 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 Geneva

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Geneva ...

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.

  • Bobtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bobtown is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
  • Cats Run Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cats Run Junction is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Run Junction
  • Cornish
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cornish is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
  • Friendship Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Friendship Heights is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
  • Glassworks
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Glassworks is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassworks
  • Grays Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Grays Landing is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
  • Griffin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Griffin is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Locust Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Locust Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
  • Mapletown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mapletown is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapletown
  • Martin
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Martin is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Masontown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Old Frame
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Frame is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frame
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Outcrop
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Outcrop is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outcrop
    • Sprucetown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sprucetown is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucetown
    • Sunshine
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Sunshine is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Walnut Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Willow Tree
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Willow Tree is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Tree
    • Woodside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Geneva and extending to:

  • Uniontown, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Geneva to Uniontown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about 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 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,694 miles [10,772.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,569 miles [7,353.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Geneva) 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 Geneva 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 Geneva. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7874, Longitude: -79.9091    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.565 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.479 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.622 degrees.