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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Castle
- 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:
- 33.650671, -86.767272
- 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
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since New Castle is near Blount County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Blount County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 New Castle ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name New Castle.
Within Alabama, the name New Castle is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Garfield County
- This New Castle is located in Garfield County and lies 1,217 miles [1,958.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Castle that is located in Jefferson 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 745 miles [1,199 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Castle that is located in Jefferson 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].
- Indiana
- Henry County
- This New Castle is located in Henry County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the north of the New Castle that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of New Castle.
- Kentucky
- Henry County
- This New Castle is located in Henry County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the New Castle that is located in Jefferson 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 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the New Castle that is located in Jefferson 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 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Castle that is located in Jefferson 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 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the New Castle that is located in Jefferson 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 409 miles [658.2 km] to the north northeast of the New Castle that is located in Jefferson 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 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Castle that is located in Jefferson 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 617 miles [993 km] to the north northeast of the New Castle that is located in Jefferson 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 1,462 miles [2,352.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Castle that is located in Jefferson 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 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Castle that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craig County community of New Castle.
- Colorado
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.
- Airport Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Highlands
- Airport Highlands is located in Jefferson County
- Arrowhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Center Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Jefferson County
- Estimated population in 2015: 16,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <5>
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Fieldstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstown
- Fieldstown is located in Jefferson County
- Frances Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frances Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Heights
- Frances Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Gardendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
- Gardendale is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,113 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardendale <5>
- Larkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Lewisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Mountain Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Mountain Park is located in Jefferson County
- Plain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Plain View is located in Jefferson County
- Spring Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Sun Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Zion City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 community 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:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from New Castle to Montgomery, 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 6 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 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,129 miles [8,254.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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: 33.6507, Longitude: -86.7673 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 313.663 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.291 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.254 degrees. |