|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Newberry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newberry 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 Newberry:
- 38.923689, -87.019059
- 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 Newberry
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Newberry is near Davies's County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davies's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin 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 Newberry
Communities Also Named Newberry ...
We found seven communities that are also named Newberry.
Within Indiana, the name Newberry is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino 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 California community of Newberry [San Bernardino County].
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This Newberry is located in Alachua County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Newberry that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Newberry.
- Michigan
- Luce County
- This Newberry is located in Luce County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<2> to the north of the Newberry that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luce County community of Newberry.
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack 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 Hampshire community of Newberry [Merrimack County].
- Ohio
- Washington County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Newberry.
- Pennsylvania
- Lycoming County
- This Newberry is located in Lycoming County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Newberry that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Newberry.
- South Carolina
- Newberry County
- This Newberry is located in Newberry County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Newberry that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newberry County community of Newberry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newberry ...
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.
- Beehunter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beehunter is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehunter
- Crane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Island City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Lyons
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marco is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
- Mineral City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Plainville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Sandborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
How Far From Newberry 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 Newberry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newberry and extending to:
- Bloomfield, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Newberry to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 536 miles [862.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Newberry 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Newberry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Newberry, 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Newberry 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 Newberry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9237, Longitude: -87.0191 In this case, the coordinates for Newberry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.021 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.438 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.097 degrees. |
|
|