Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Providence, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Providence and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Providence
- 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 Providence:
- 42.281347, -93.171581
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on New Providence
- 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Since New Providence is near Marshall County and also Story County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- eBird sighting report for Story 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named New Providence ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name New Providence.
Within Iowa, the name New Providence is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Crenshaw County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of New Providence [Crenshaw County].
- Tallapoosa County
- This New Providence is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<2> to the south southeast of the New Providence that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of New Providence.
- Georgia
- Wilkinson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of New Providence [Wilkinson County].
- Illinois
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of New Providence [Greene County].
- Indiana
- Clark County
- This New Providence is located in Clark County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the New Providence that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of New Providence.
- Kentucky
- Calloway County
- This New Providence is located in Calloway County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<2> to the southeast of the New Providence that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calloway County community of New Providence.
- Clark County
- This New Providence is located in Clark County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km] to the east southeast of the New Providence that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of New Providence.
- Mississippi
- Newton County
- This New Providence is located in Newton County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the New Providence that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of New Providence.
- New Jersey
- Union County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of New Providence [Union County].
- North Carolina
- Currituck County
- This New Providence is located in Currituck County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the New Providence that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Currituck County community of New Providence.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This New Providence is located in Lancaster County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<2> to the east of the New Providence that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of New Providence.
- Tennessee
- Loudon County
- This New Providence is located in Loudon County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the New Providence that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of New Providence.
- Montgomery County
- This New Providence is located in Montgomery County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km] to the southeast of the New Providence that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of New Providence.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Providence ...
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.
- Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Eagle City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
- Garden City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Hardin County
- Hughs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Illinois Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illinois Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Grove
- Illinois Grove is located in Marshall County
- Lawn Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Minerva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Steamboat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Rock
- Steamboat Rock is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steamboat Rock <4>
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From New Providence 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 city such as New Providence to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Providence and extending to:
- Eldora, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from New Providence to Des Moines, with an average speed<5> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 876 miles [1,409.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,108 miles [11,439.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,004 miles [8,053.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Providence. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Providence 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- New Providence) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Providence. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2813, Longitude: -93.1716 In this case, the coordinates for New Providence have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Providence to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.195 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.685 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.267 degrees. |