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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 Newmansville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newmansville 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 Newmansville:
- 40.003407, -90.013091
- 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 Newmansville
- 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Since Newmansville is near Menard County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Menard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Newmansville
Communities Also Named Newmansville ...
We found two communities that are also named Newmansville.
Within Illinois, the name Newmansville is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Clarion County
- This Newmansville is located in Clarion County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Newmansville that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Newmansville.
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- This Newmansville is located in Greene County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Newmansville that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Newmansville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newmansville ...
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.
- Bobtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bobtown is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Chandlerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claysville is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Gurney ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hill Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hill Top is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Hilltop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Jordanville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jordanville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
- Lewisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Pleasant Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Lake is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
How Far From Newmansville 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 Newmansville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newmansville and extending to:
- Virginia, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Newmansville to Virginia, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 695 miles [1,118.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,361 miles [10,237 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,983 miles [8,019.4 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 from Point A (ie- Newmansville) 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 Newmansville 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 Newmansville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0034, Longitude: -90.0131 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.995 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.853 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.234 degrees. |
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