Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Newburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Newburg
- 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 Newburg:
- 40.521736, -78.425014
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Newburg
- 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 Blair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Blair County
- Since Newburg is near Cambria County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cambria County
- eBird sighting report for Clearfield 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Newburg ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Newburg.
There are four communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Newburg.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 29 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Clearfield County
- Cumberland County
- Huntingdon County
- Northampton County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Cass County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Newburg [Cass County].
- Lenawee County
- This Newburg is located in Lenawee County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Newburg that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Newburg.
- Shiawassee County
- This Newburg is located in Shiawassee County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km] to the west northwest of the Newburg that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shiawassee County community of Newburg.
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Newburg [Wayne County].
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Macon County
- Although located in Macon County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Newburg.
- Phelps County
- This Newburg is located in Phelps County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the west of the Newburg that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Newburg.
- New Brunswick
- This Newburg lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newburg that is located in Blair County.
- New York
- North Dakota
- Bottineau County
- This Newburg is located in Bottineau County and lies 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Newburg that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bottineau County community of Newburg.
- LaMoure County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Newburg [LaMoure County].
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Newburg [Cuyahoga County].
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Newburg [Hamilton County].
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newburg ...
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.
- Coupon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Cross Keys
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cross Keys is located in Blair County
- Eldorado
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Gaysport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Cambria County
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Highland Fling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
- Highland Fling is located in Blair County
- Hollidaysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
- Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <5>
- Homer Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Mill Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Stiffler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Sunbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Newburg 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 Newburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newburg and extending to:
- Hollidaysburg, which is the Seat of Blair County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Newburg to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 134 miles [215.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,476 miles [7,203.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5217, Longitude: -78.4250 In this case, the coordinates for Newburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Newburg could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Newburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Newburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.618 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.517 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.689 degrees. |