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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 New Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Point 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 New Point:
- 39.309295, -85.329986
- 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 New Point
- 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Since New Point is near Franklin County and also Ripley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley 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 New Point
Communities Also Named New Point ...
We found four communities that are also named New Point.
Within Indiana, the name New Point is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Sumter County
- This New Point is located in Sumter County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the south of the New Point that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of New Point.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This New Point is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the east of the New Point that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of New Point.
- Missouri
- Holt County
- This New Point is located in Holt County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the west of the New Point that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of New Point.
- Virginia
- Mathews County
- This New Point is located in Mathews County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Point that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mathews County community of New Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Point ...
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.
- Ballstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ballstown is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballstown
- Craig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Craig is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Harris City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Huntersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huntersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Lookout
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Napoleon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peppertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peppertown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertown
- Pinhook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinhook is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Slabtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Spades
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spades is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spades
How Far From New Point 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 town such as New Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Point and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from New Point to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 445 miles [716.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- New Point) 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 New Point 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 New Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3093, Longitude: -85.3300 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.948 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.265 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.215 degrees. |
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