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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Park 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 Park:
    • 39.734843, -76.505575
    • 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 Park
  • 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Since New Park is near Harford County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Park

Communities Also Named New Park ...

We found one communities that are also named New Park.

Within Pennsylvania, the name New Park is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named New Park in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This New Park lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the New Park that is located in York County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Park ...

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.

  • Bald Eagle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bald Eagle is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
  • Coldstream
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Coldstream is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
  • Cross Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Mill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mill
  • Eden Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eden Hills is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Hills
  • Fawn Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Grove Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Grove Mill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Mill
  • Holiday Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Indian Hills is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Indian Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Meadows is located in Baltimore County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
  • Ivory Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ivory Mill is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Mill
  • Meadow Stream
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Meadow Stream is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Stream
  • Nestling Wind
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Nestling Wind is located in Harford County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestling Wind
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • New Freedom
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Quail Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Quail Hills is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hills
    • Stewartstown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Wilsons Choice
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Wilsons Choice is located in Harford County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Choice

How Far From New Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Park and extending to:

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Park to York, 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 6 hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 64 miles [103 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,423 miles [7,118.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Park) 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 Park 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 Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7348, Longitude: -76.5056    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.517 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.145 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.159 degrees.