Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ridge:
  • 33.587617, -83.778512
  • 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 Ridge

• 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 Ridge is near Walton County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Newton Ridge ...

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.

• Dixie
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dixie is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Dixie Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dixie Village is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
• Elk Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Elk Ridge is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
• Hidden Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hidden Forest is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
• Hollow Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hollow Hills is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Hills
• Hub Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hub Junction is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
• Melody
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Melody is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody
• Oak Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Quail Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Quail Valley is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
• River Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • River Cove is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Cove
• Riverbend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Riverbend is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
• Skyline
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Skyline is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
• Willow Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Willow Woods is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

How Far From Newton Ridge 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 Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the West.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Newton Ridge to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 524 miles [843.3 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<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 7,121 miles [11,460.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'