Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Newtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newtown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Newtown
- 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:
- 41.453602, -95.336388
- 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 Newtown
- 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 Pottawattamie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pottawattamie County
- Since Newtown is near Shelby County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Newtown ...
We found 62 communities that share the name Newtown.
Within Iowa, the name Newtown is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 62 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 62 communities, 59 are located in the United States and nine are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Newtown is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km]<2> to the west of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Newtown.
- Mariposa County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Newtown [Mariposa County].
- Nevada County
- This Newtown is located in Nevada County and lies 1,359 miles [2,187.1 km] to the west of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Newtown.
- Shasta County
- This Newtown is located in Shasta County and lies 1,404 miles [2,259.5 km] to the west of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Newtown.
- Solano County
- This Newtown is located in Solano County and lies 1,409 miles [2,267.6 km] to the west of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Solano County community of Newtown.
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Newtown is located in Fulton County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<2> to the southeast of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Newtown.
- Madison County
- This Newtown is located in Madison County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km] to the southeast of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Newtown.
- Illinois
- Adams 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 Newtown [Adams County].
- Vermilion County
- This Newtown is located in Vermilion County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<2> to the east of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Newtown.
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Newtown is located in Calvert County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<2> to the east of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Newtown.
- Charles County
- This Newtown is located in Charles County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km] to the east of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Newtown.
- Kent County
- This Newtown is located in Kent County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km] to the east of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Newtown.
- Saint Mary's County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Newtown [Saint Mary's County].
- Talbot County
- This Newtown is located in Talbot County and lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km] to the east of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Newtown.
- Massachusetts
- Missouri
- Saint Francois County
- Although located in Saint Francois County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Newtown.
- Sullivan County
- This Newtown is located in Sullivan County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<2> to the southeast of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Newtown.
- Montana
- New Brunswick
- This Newtown lies 1,514 miles [2,436.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- New Jersey
- New York
- Erie County
- This Newtown is located in Erie County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<2> to the east of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Newtown.
- Queens 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 York community of Newtown [Queens County].
- Saratoga County
- This Newtown is located in Saratoga County and lies 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km] to the east northeast of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Newtown.
- Suffolk County
- This Newtown is located in Suffolk County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km] to the east of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Newtown.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Newtown lies 2,070 miles [3,331.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- Nova Scotia
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Clermont County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Newtown.
- Hamilton County
- This Newtown is located in Hamilton County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Newtown.
- Harrison County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Newtown [Harrison County].
- Jefferson 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 Ohio community of Newtown [Jefferson County].
- Tuscarawas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Newtown [Tuscarawas County].
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Newtown is located in Allegheny County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<2> to the east of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Newtown.
- Bucks County
- This Newtown is located in Bucks County and lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km] to the east of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Newtown.
- Cambria County
- This Newtown is located in Cambria County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km] to the east of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Newtown.
- Clearfield County
- This Newtown is located in Clearfield County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km] to the east of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Newtown.
- Greene County
- This Newtown is located in Greene County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km] to the east of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Newtown.
- Lancaster County
- This Newtown is located in Lancaster County and lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km] to the east of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Newtown.
- Lehigh County
- This Newtown is located in Lehigh County and lies 1,024 miles [1,648 km] to the east of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Newtown.
- Luzerne County
- This Newtown is located in Luzerne County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km] to the east of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Newtown.
- McKean 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 Pennsylvania community of Newtown [McKean County].
- Schuylkill County
- This Newtown is located in Schuylkill County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km] to the east of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Newtown.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Bedford County
- This Newtown is located in Bedford County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Newtown.
- Polk County
- This Newtown is located in Polk County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the southeast of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Newtown.
- Scott County
- This Newtown is located in Scott County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km] to the east southeast of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Newtown.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Newtown is located in Albemarle County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<2> to the east of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Newtown.
- Greene County
- This Newtown is located in Greene County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km] to the east of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Newtown.
- King and Queen County
- This Newtown is located in King and Queen County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km] to the east of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King and Queen County community of Newtown.
- Lancaster County
- This Newtown is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km] to the east of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Newtown.
- Lee County
- This Newtown is located in Lee County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km] to the east southeast of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Newtown.
- Portsmouth City
- This Newtown is located in Portsmouth City and lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km] to the east southeast of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Newtown.
- Rockbridge County
- This Newtown is located in Rockbridge County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km] to the east southeast of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockbridge County community of Newtown.
- Rockingham County
- This Newtown is located in Rockingham County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km] to the east of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Newtown.
- Surry County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Newtown [Surry County].
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Newtown is located in Fayette County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Newtown.
- Mingo County
- This Newtown is located in Mingo County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km] to the east southeast of the Newtown that is located in Pottawattamie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Newtown.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newtown ...
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.
- Carson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Carson is located in Pottawattamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <4>
- Elk Horn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn
- Elk Horn is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Horn <4>
- Indiantown ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiantown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Indiantown is located in Cass County
- Lewis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Lewis is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <4>
- Peter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Sycamore Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Union Burg ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Burg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Burg
- Union Burg is located in Harrison County
- Walnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Yorkshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Newtown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Newtown once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Newtown and extending to:
- Council Bluffs, which is the Seat of Pottawattamie County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Newtown to Council Bluffs, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the east (E). 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 979 miles [1,575.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,125 miles [8,247.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pottawattamie County: www.pottcounty.com/
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 Newtown 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4536, Longitude: -95.3364 In this case, the coordinates for Newtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Newtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.675 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.277 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.575 degrees. |