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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 New Lois, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Lois 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 New Lois:
- 31.085198, -83.268210
- 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 New Lois
- 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 Berrien County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berrien County
- Since New Lois is near Cook County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes 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 New Lois
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Lois ...
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.
- Barneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barneyville is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneyville
- Cecil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chaserville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chaserville is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaserville
- Fellowship
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fellowship is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Five Points
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Greggs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greggs is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Heartpine ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Heartpine is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartpine
- Jerusalem ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Mineola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mineola is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
- Pebblewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pebblewood is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblewood
- Sparks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Teeterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Teeterville is located in Lanier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeterville
How Far From New Lois 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 Lois to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Lois and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the Seat of Berrien County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from New Lois to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,086 miles [8,185.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- New Lois) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 New Lois 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 New Lois. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0852, Longitude: -83.2682 In this case, the coordinates for New Lois have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.48 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.412 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.49 degrees. |
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