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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 Newhall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newhall 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 Newhall:
- 41.993338, -91.967363
- 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 Newhall
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Newhall is near Linn County and also Iowa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Linn County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iowa 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 Newhall
Communities Also Named Newhall ...
We found six communities that are also named Newhall.
Within Iowa, the name Newhall is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Newhall is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,526 miles [2,455.9 km]<1> to the west of the Newhall that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Newhall.
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Newhall is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Newhall that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Newhall.
- Michigan
- Delta County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Newhall [Delta County].
- Missouri
- Chariton County
- This Newhall is located in Chariton County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Newhall that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Newhall.
- Washington
- San Juan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Newhall [San Juan County].
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- This Newhall is located in McDowell County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Newhall that is located in Benton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Newhall.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newhall ...
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 Rapids
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Center Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Grand View Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grand View Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
- Hiawatha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Homestead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Keystone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lincolnway Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lincolnway Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnway Village
- Robins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Robins is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
- Rogersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rogersville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Toddville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Newhall 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 city such as Newhall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newhall and extending to:
- Vinton, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Newhall to Vinton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 811 miles [1,305.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,971 miles [8,000 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newhall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Newhall 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Newhall 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 Newhall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9933, Longitude: -91.9674 In this case, the coordinates for Newhall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.359 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.688 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.717 degrees. |
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