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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 Newton Chase, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newton Chase 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 Newton Chase:
- 33.511228, -83.829071
- 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 Newton Chase
- 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 Newton Chase is near Jasper County and also Henry 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 Henry 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 Newton Chase
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newton Chase ...
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.
- Cedar Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Dixie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Elk Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elk Ridge is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
- Hidden Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Forest is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
- Hidden Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Pines is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pines
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- High Point is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hollow Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow Hills is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Hills
- Hollow Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollow Oaks is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Oaks
- Jamestown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jerusalem
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Kitchens Store ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kitchens Store is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchens Store
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Knights Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knights Landing is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
- Melody
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melody is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Porterdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- River North
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- River North is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River North
- Riverbend
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverbend is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Riverside Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside Park is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Riverwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverwood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Rocky Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Creek is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
- Rocky Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Plains is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Plains
- Rogers Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Heights is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Heights
- Settlers Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Settlers Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Grove
- Silver Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Skyline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skyline is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Twin Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From Newton Chase 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 Newton Chase to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Newton Chase and extending to:
- Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Newton Chase to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 530 miles [853 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 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newton Chase) 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 Newton Chase 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 Newton Chase. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5112, Longitude: -83.8291 In this case, the coordinates for Newton Chase have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.917 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.256 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.127 degrees. |
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