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Communities Also Named Newcastle ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Newcastle.

Within British Columbia, the name Newcastle is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eighteen communities, three are located in Canada and fifteen are in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • 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 Alberta community of Newcastle.
    • Arkansas
      • Saint Francis County
      • This Newcastle is located in Saint Francis County and lies 1,935 miles [3,114.1 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francis County community of Newcastle.
    • California
      • Placer County
      • This Newcastle is located in Placer County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Newcastle.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Newcastle is located in Duval County and lies 2,549 miles [4,102.2 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Newcastle.
    • Illinois
      • Saline County
      • This Newcastle is located in Saline County and lies 1,917 miles [3,085.1 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Newcastle.
    • Kansas
      • Cherokee 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 Newcastle [Cherokee County].
      • Leavenworth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Newcastle [Leavenworth County].
    • Maine
      • Lincoln County
      • This Newcastle is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,548 miles [4,100.6 km]<2> to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Newcastle.
    • Nebraska
      • Dixon County
      • This Newcastle is located in Dixon County and lies 1,367 miles [2,200 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dixon County community of Newcastle.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Newcastle lies 2,628 miles [4,229.4 km]<2> to the east northeast.
    • Ohio
      • Coshocton County
      • This Newcastle is located in Coshocton County and lies 2,107 miles [3,390.9 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Newcastle.
    • Oklahoma
      • McClain County
      • This Newcastle is located in McClain County and lies 1,641 miles [2,640.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McClain County community of Newcastle.
    • Ontario
      • This Newcastle lies 2,150 miles [3,460.1 km]<2> to the east.
    • Tennessee
      • Hardeman County
      • This Newcastle is located in Hardeman County and lies 1,997 miles [3,213.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardeman County community of Newcastle.
    • Texas
      • Young County
      • This Newcastle is located in Young County and lies 1,697 miles [2,731.1 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Young County community of Newcastle.
    • Utah
      • Iron County
      • This Newcastle is located in Iron County and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Newcastle.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Newcastle is located in King County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Newcastle.
    • Wyoming
      • Weston County
      • This Newcastle is located in Weston County and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weston County community of Newcastle.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Newcastle ...

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.

  • Boat Harbour
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boat Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boat Harbour
  • Cassidy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassidy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
  • Cedar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
  • Chase River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase River
  • Cinnabar Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinnabar Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnabar Valley
  • Departure Bay
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Departure Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Departure Bay
  • Extension
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Extension came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
  • Jayem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jayem came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayem
  • Starks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks

How Far From Newcastle to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Newcastle to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Newcastle to Victoria, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,234 miles [3,595.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 127 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,452 miles [11,992.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,605 miles [9,020.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

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 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 Newcastle 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 . 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 '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- Newcastle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newcastle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.1833, Longitude: -123.9333    
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Newcastle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.27 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 344.12 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.699 degrees.




 

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