Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Newberry Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newberry Cove and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Newberry Cove

• 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 Newberry Cove:
  • 34.166762, -85.578295
  • 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 Newberry Cove

• 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Since Newberry Cove is near Floyd County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Newberry Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Newberry Cove ...

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.

• Alexis
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Alexis is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
• Billy Goat Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Billy Goat Hill is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
• Cedar Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <1>
• Centre
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Centre is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <1>
• Cornwall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cornwall is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
• Cornwall Furnace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cornwall Furnace is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Furnace
• Edwards Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Edwards Ferry is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
• Key
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Key is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
• Noah
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Noah is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
• Pathkiller Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pathkiller Cove is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathkiller Cove
• Round Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
• Tucker Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
• Turkey Town ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town

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

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

• Centre, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the West.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Newberry Cove to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,177 miles [11,550.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'