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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 Waverly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Waverly 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 Waverly:
- 40.764207, -86.192495
- 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 Waverly
- 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 New Waverly is near Miami County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Waverly
Communities Also Named New Waverly ...
We found one communities that are also named New Waverly.
Within Indiana, the name New Waverly is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named New Waverly in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Walker County
- This New Waverly is located in Walker County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the New Waverly that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of New Waverly.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Waverly ...
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.
- Danes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flora is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Hoover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Lewisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Little Charlie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Charlie is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Charlie
- Mexico
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Onward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Peru
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgeview is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Twelve Mile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
How Far From New Waverly 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 New Waverly to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Waverly and extending to:
- Logansport, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies just to the West.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from New Waverly to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 502 miles [807.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Waverly) 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 Waverly 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 Waverly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7642, Longitude: -86.1925 In this case, the coordinates for New Waverly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.497 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.102 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.193 degrees. |
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