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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 Newlonsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newlonsburg 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 Newlonsburg:
    • 40.424512, -79.664489
    • 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 Newlonsburg
  • 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
    • Since Newlonsburg is near Allegheny County and also Armstrong County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong 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 Newlonsburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Newlonsburg ...

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.

  • Camp Jo-Ann
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Camp Jo-Ann is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Jo-Ann
  • Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Center is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Export
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Export is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Export
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Export <1>
  • Franklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Garden City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Garden City is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Holiday Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Irwin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <1>
  • Level Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Manor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Manor is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
  • New Texas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Texas is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas
  • Paintertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Paintertown is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintertown
  • Plum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Plum is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <1>
  • Poke Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Poke Run is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poke Run
  • Trees Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Trees Mills is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trees Mills

How Far From Newlonsburg 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 Newlonsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Newlonsburg and extending to:

  • Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Newlonsburg to Greensburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,941 miles [9,561.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,533 miles [7,295.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Newlonsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Newlonsburg 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 Newlonsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4245, Longitude: -79.6645       In this case, the coordinates for Newlonsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.383 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.37 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.281 degrees.