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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 Vernon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Vernon 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 Vernon:
- 41.416902, -80.124560
- 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 Vernon
- 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 Vernon is near Crawford County and also Venango 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 Venango 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 Vernon
Communities Also Named New Vernon ...
We found two communities that are also named New Vernon.
Within Pennsylvania, the name New Vernon is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- This New Vernon is located in Morris County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the east of the New Vernon that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of New Vernon.
- New York
- Orange County
- This New Vernon is located in Orange County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the east of the New Vernon that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of New Vernon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Vernon ...
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.
- Booher Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Booher Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booher Corners
- Bowie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bowie is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Coolspring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Custards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Custards is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custards
- Delaware Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Grove
- Filer Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Filer Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer Corners
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Leechs Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Polk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Porters Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Porters Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Corners
- Reeds Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Furnace is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Furnace
- Sandy Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From New Vernon 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 Vernon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Vernon and extending to:
- Mercer, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Vernon to Mercer, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 238 miles [383 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 5,916 miles [9,520.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,514 miles [7,264.6 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 from Point A (ie- New Vernon) 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 Vernon 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 Vernon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4169, Longitude: -80.1246 In this case, the coordinates for New Vernon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.613 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.782 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.122 degrees. |
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