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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 Newbern, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newbern and the surrounding area.
- 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 Newbern:
- 32.591958, -87.533186
- 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 Newbern
- 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 Hale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
- Since Newbern is near Perry County and also Marengo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo 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 Newbern
Communities Also Named Newbern ...
We found nine communities that are also named Newbern.
Within Alabama, the name Newbern is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Newbern [Hillsborough County].
- Illinois
- Jersey County
- This Newbern is located in Jersey County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Newbern that is located in Hale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jersey County community of Newbern.
- Indiana
- Bartholomew County
- This Newbern is located in Bartholomew County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<2> to the north of the Newbern that is located in Hale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of Newbern.
- Iowa
- Marion County
- This Newbern is located in Marion County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Newbern that is located in Hale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Newbern.
- Kansas
- Dickinson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Newbern [Dickinson County].
- Kentucky
- Livingston County
- This Newbern is located in Livingston County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<2> to the north of the Newbern that is located in Hale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Newbern.
- Ohio
- Shelby County
- This Newbern is located in Shelby County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Newbern that is located in Hale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Newbern.
- Tennessee
- Dyer County
- This Newbern is located in Dyer County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Newbern that is located in Hale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Newbern.
- Virginia
- Pulaski County
- This Newbern is located in Pulaski County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Newbern that is located in Hale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Newbern.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newbern ...
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.
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Hillcrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Laneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laneville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Prairieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Rabbityard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rabbityard is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbityard
- Rosemary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Sugarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugarville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarville
- Sunshine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunshine is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Newbern 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 town such as Newbern to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newbern and extending to:
- Greensboro, which is the Seat of Hale County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Newbern to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>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 731 miles [1,176.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,333 miles [11,801.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,210 miles [8,384.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Newbern 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newbern) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Newbern 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 Newbern. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5920, Longitude: -87.5332 In this case, the coordinates for Newbern have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.052 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.595 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.778 degrees. |
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