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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 Hamburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Hamburg 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 Hamburg:
- 41.325334, -80.341733
- 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 Hamburg
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since New Hamburg is near Trumbull County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trumbull County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Hamburg
Communities Also Named New Hamburg ...
We found three communities that are also named New Hamburg.
Within Pennsylvania, the name New Hamburg 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 ...
- Missouri
- Scott County
- This New Hamburg is located in Scott County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Hamburg that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of New Hamburg.
- New York
- Dutchess County
- This New Hamburg is located in Dutchess County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the east of the New Hamburg that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of New Hamburg.
- Ontario
- This New Hamburg lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the north of the New Hamburg that is located in Mercer County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Hamburg ...
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.
- Coolspring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coolspring is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
- Delaware Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Grove
- Donner Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Donner Crossroads is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Crossroads
- Dutch Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Hill is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Leechs Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Oniontown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oniontown is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oniontown
- Transfer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From New Hamburg 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 Hamburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Hamburg and extending to:
- Mercer, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from New Hamburg to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 241 miles [387.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,928 miles [9,540.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,526 miles [7,283.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Hamburg) 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 Hamburg 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 Hamburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3253, Longitude: -80.3417 In this case, the coordinates for New Hamburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.754 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.928 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.257 degrees. |
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