Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Newborn:
  • 33.516233, -83.695807
  • 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 Newborn

• 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
  • Since Newborn is near Jasper County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Newborn

Curious and Interesting Names Near Newborn ...

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.

• Centennial
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Centennial is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
• Deer Track
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Deer Track is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Track
• Dickson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickson is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
• Dixie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dixie is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Dixie Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dixie Village is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
• Hidden Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hidden Forest is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
• Hollow Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollow Hills is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Hills
• Hub Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hub Junction is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
• Jerusalem
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jerusalem is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
• Kelly
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kelly is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
• Melody
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Melody is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Quail Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Quail Valley is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
  • Silver Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Silver Lake is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Skyline
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Skyline is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
  • Willow Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow Woods is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

How Far From Newborn 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 town such as Newborn to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Newborn and extending to:

• Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Newborn to Covington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 524 miles [843.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'