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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 Newdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newdale 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 Newdale:
- 43.886474, -111.604530
- 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 Newdale
- 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 Fremont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fremont County
- Since Newdale is near Madison County and also Teton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Teton 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 Newdale
Communities Also Named Newdale ...
We found four communities that are also named Newdale.
Within Idaho, the name Newdale is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Otero County
- This Newdale is located in Otero County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Newdale that is located in Fremont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Newdale.
- Manitoba
- This Newdale lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newdale that is located in Fremont County.
- North Carolina
- Yancey County
- This Newdale is located in Yancey County and lies 1,642 miles [2,642.5 km]<1> to the east of the Newdale that is located in Fremont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yancey County community of Newdale.
- West Virginia
- Wetzel County
- This Newdale is located in Wetzel County and lies 1,607 miles [2,586.2 km]<1> to the east of the Newdale that is located in Fremont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Newdale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newdale ...
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.
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
- Hart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hart is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Jolley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jolley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Moody
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moody is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Sugar City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Twin Groves
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Twin Groves is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Woods Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woods Crossing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
How Far From Newdale 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 Newdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newdale and extending to:
- Saint Anthony, which is the Seat of Fremont County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Newdale to Boise, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,809 miles [2,911.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,570 miles [12,182.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,568 miles [8,960.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Newdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Newdale 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 Newdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8865, Longitude: -111.6045 In this case, the coordinates for Newdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.956 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.792 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.323 degrees. |
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