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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 Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Town and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Town:
    • 34.530642, -84.905775
    • 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 Town
  • 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 Gordon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gordon County
    • Since New Town is near Whitfield County and also Murray County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitfield County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Murray 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 Town

Communities Also Named New Town ...

We found 24 communities that are also named New Town.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named New Town.

Beyond Georgia, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 23 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Wilkes County
      • This New Town is located in Wilkes County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Town that is located in Gordon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of New Town.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This New Town is located in Jackson County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Town that is located in Gordon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of New Town.
      • Jefferson County
      • This New Town is located in Jefferson County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the west southwest of the New Town that is located in Gordon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of New Town.
      • Montgomery County
      • This New Town is located in Montgomery County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the south southwest of the New Town that is located in Gordon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of New Town.
    • Arkansas
      • Carroll County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of New Town [Carroll County].
      • Crawford County
      • This New Town is located in Crawford County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the west of the New Town that is located in Gordon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of New Town.
    • Kansas
      • Coffey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of New Town [Coffey County].
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of New Town [Wicomico County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of New Town [Middlesex County].
    • Mississippi
      • Sunflower County
      • This New Town is located in Sunflower County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Town that is located in Gordon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of New Town.
      • Tate County
      • This New Town is located in Tate County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km] to the west of the New Town that is located in Gordon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tate County community of New Town.
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of New Town [Mercer County].
    • North Carolina
      • Richmond County
      • This New Town is located in Richmond County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the east of the New Town that is located in Gordon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of New Town.
      • Scotland County
      • This New Town is located in Scotland County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km] to the east of the New Town that is located in Gordon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of New Town.
    • North Dakota
      • Mountrail County
      • This New Town is located in Mountrail County and lies 1,296 miles [2,085.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the New Town that is located in Gordon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mountrail County community of New Town.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Ohio
      • Guernsey County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Guernsey County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of New Town.
      • Hocking County
      • This New Town is located in Hocking County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the New Town that is located in Gordon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of New Town.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This New Town is located in Centre County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Town that is located in Gordon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of New Town.
    • Tennessee
      • Hardin County
      • This New Town is located in Hardin County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Town that is located in Gordon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of New Town.
      • Marshall County
      • This New Town is located in Marshall County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the west northwest of the New Town that is located in Gordon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of New Town.
      • Maury County
      • This New Town is located in Maury County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the northwest of the New Town that is located in Gordon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of New Town.
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk City
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of New Town [Norfolk City].
      • Radford City
      • This New Town is located in Radford City and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Town that is located in Gordon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Radford City community of New Town.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Town ...

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.

  • Angelville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Angelville is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelville
  • Audubon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Audubon is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
  • Big Spring ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Spring is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
  • Cash
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cash is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
  • Crane Eater
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Crane Eater is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Eater
  • Damascus
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Damascus is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Fields Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fields Ferry is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Ferry
  • Fricks Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fricks Ferry is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Ferry
  • Hunts Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hunts Corner is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corner
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lands Ferry
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Lands Ferry is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands Ferry
    • Lays Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Lays Ferry is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lays Ferry
    • Lewis Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Lewis Corner is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corner
    • Redbud
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Redbud is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
    • Soapstick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Soapstick is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
    • Water Valley ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Water Valley is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley

How Far From New Town 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 New Town to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Calhoun, which is the Seat of Gordon County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from New Town to Atlanta, 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,132 miles [11,477.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- New Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 New Town 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.
<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 New Town 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 Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5306, Longitude: -84.9058       In this case, the coordinates for New Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.592 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.177 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.303 degrees.