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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 Newdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newdale 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 Newdale:
- 38.028897, -103.663837
- 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 Newdale
- 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 Otero County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Otero County
- Since Newdale is near Crowley County and also Bent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crowley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bent 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 Newdale
Communities Also Named Newdale ...
We found four communities that are also named Newdale.
Within Colorado, the name Newdale is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Fremont County
- This Newdale is located in Fremont County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Newdale that is located in Otero County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Newdale.
- Manitoba
- This Newdale lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the north of the Newdale that is located in Otero County.
- North Carolina
- Yancey County
- This Newdale is located in Yancey County and lies 1,191 miles [1,916.7 km]<1> to the east of the Newdale that is located in Otero County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yancey County community of Newdale.
- West Virginia
- Wetzel County
- This Newdale is located in Wetzel County and lies 1,236 miles [1,989.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Newdale that is located in Otero County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Newdale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newdale ...
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.
- Elder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elder is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Hays
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hays is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- King Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- King Center is located in Crowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Center
- Randall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Randall is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Roberta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roberta is located in Otero County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Rocky Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Swink
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Newdale 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 community such as Newdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newdale and extending to:
- La Junta, which is the Seat of Otero County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Newdale to Denver, 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,689 miles [12,374.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,605 miles [9,020.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Newdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Newdale 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 Newdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0289, Longitude: -103.6638 In this case, the coordinates for Newdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 325.38 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.506 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.446 degrees. |
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