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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 Castle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Castle 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 Castle:
    • 39.918911, -85.369723
    • 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 New Castle
  • 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 New Castle ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name New Castle.

Within Indiana, the name New Castle is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This New Castle is located in Jefferson County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the south of the New Castle that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of New Castle.
    • Colorado
      • Garfield County
      • This New Castle is located in Garfield County and lies 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km]<1> to the west of the New Castle that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of New Castle.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This New Castle is located in New Castle County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the east of the New Castle that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of New Castle.
    • Illinois
      • Saline 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 Illinois community of New Castle [Saline County].
      • Tazewell County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of New Castle [Tazewell County].
    • Kentucky
      • Henry County
      • This New Castle is located in Henry County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the south of the New Castle that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of New Castle.
    • Missouri
      • Gentry 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 Missouri community of New Castle [Gentry County].
      • Johnson County
      • This New Castle is located in Johnson County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the west of the New Castle that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of New Castle.
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This New Castle is located in Rockingham County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Castle that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of New Castle.
    • New York
      • Westchester 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 New York community of New Castle [Westchester County].
    • North Carolina
      • Wilkes County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of New Castle [Wilkes County].
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This New Castle is located in Belmont County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the east of the New Castle that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of New Castle.
      • Coshocton 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 New Castle [Coshocton County].
      • Lawrence County
      • This New Castle is located in Lawrence County and lies 169 miles [272 km] to the east southeast of the New Castle that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of New Castle.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This New Castle is located in Clearfield County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Castle that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of New Castle.
      • Lawrence County
      • This New Castle is located in Lawrence County and lies 274 miles [441 km] to the east northeast of the New Castle that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of New Castle.
      • Schuylkill County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of New Castle [Schuylkill County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This New Castle is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,397 miles [2,248.3 km]<1> to the west of the New Castle that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of New Castle.
    • Virginia
      • Craig County
      • This New Castle is located in Craig County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Castle that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craig County community of New Castle.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Castle ...

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.

  • Lewisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Lewisville is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <5>
  • Messick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
    • Messick is located in Henry County
  • Mooreland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooreland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
    • Mooreland is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
  • Mount Summit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Summit
    • Mount Summit is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Summit <5>
  • Rogersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
    • Rogersville is located in Henry County
  • Spiceland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiceland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiceland
    • Spiceland is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiceland <5>
  • Stone Quarry Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Quarry Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Quarry Mills
    • Stone Quarry Mills is located in Henry County
  • Sulphur Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people

How Far From New Castle 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 city such as New Castle to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from New Castle to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 449 miles [722.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,796 miles [7,718.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Castle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Henry County: www.henryco.net/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Castle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Castle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9189, Longitude: -85.3697       In this case, the coordinates for New Castle 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 New Castle 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 New Castle, 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 New Castle 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 312.972 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.38 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.055 degrees.




 

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