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:
- 40.137588, -77.554988
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Newburg is near Franklin County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Perry 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 ...
- Blair County
- Clearfield 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 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Newburg that is located in Cumberland 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 387 miles [622.8 km] to the west northwest of the Newburg that is located in Cumberland 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 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the west of the Newburg that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Newburg.
- New Brunswick
- This Newburg lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newburg that is located in Cumberland County.
- New York
- North Dakota
- Bottineau County
- This Newburg is located in Bottineau County and lies 1,287 miles [2,071.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Newburg that is located in Cumberland 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.
- Big Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Chestnut Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Crossroads
- Chestnut Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Green Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Green Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Lees Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Mainsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainsville
- Mainsville is located in Franklin County
- Middle Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Spring
- Middle Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Mount Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
- Mount Rock is located in Franklin County
- Mowersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Pleasant Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Walnut Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom
- Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
How Far From Newburg to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:
- Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Newburg to Carlisle, with an average speed<5> 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 36 miles [57.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 89 miles [143.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,454 miles [7,168 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 40.1376, Longitude: -77.5550 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.116 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.888 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.454 degrees. |