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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 Ireland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Ireland 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 Ireland:
- 41.879778, -79.927553
- 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 Ireland
- 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since New Ireland is near Crawford County and also Chautauqua County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua 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 Ireland
Communities Also Named New Ireland ...
We found three communities that are also named New Ireland.
Within Pennsylvania, the name New Ireland 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 ...
- Mississippi
- Newton County
- This New Ireland is located in Newton County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the New Ireland that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of New Ireland.
- New York
- Broome County
- This New Ireland is located in Broome County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the east of the New Ireland that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of New Ireland.
- Quebec
- This New Ireland lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Ireland that is located in Erie County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Ireland ...
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.
- Bagdad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bagdad is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Draketown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Draketown is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Indian Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Head is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lincolnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Rootville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Valley Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Valley Corners is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Corners
How Far From New Ireland 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 Ireland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Ireland and extending to:
- Erie, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Ireland to Erie, 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 five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 255 miles [410.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,487 miles [7,221.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Ireland) 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 Ireland 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 Ireland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8798, Longitude: -79.9276 In this case, the coordinates for New Ireland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.462 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.682 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.855 degrees. |
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