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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 Newtown Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newtown Ferry 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 Newtown Ferry:
- 34.541197, -84.900775
- 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 Newtown Ferry
- 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 Newtown Ferry 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 Newtown Ferry
Communities Also Named Newtown Ferry ...
We found one communities that are also named Newtown Ferry.
Within Georgia, the name Newtown Ferry is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Newtown Ferry in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Newtown Ferry is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Newtown Ferry that is located in Gordon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Newtown Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newtown Ferry ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Angelville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelville
- Audubon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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 southeast)
- 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 northwest)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Redbud is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Soapstick
(2 miles [3.2 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
How Far From Newtown Ferry 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 Newtown Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newtown Ferry 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 Newtown Ferry to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 528 miles [849.7 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 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Newtown Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Newtown Ferry 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 Newtown Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5412, Longitude: -84.9008 In this case, the coordinates for Newtown Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.589 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.176 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.299 degrees. |
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