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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 Newtonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newtonville 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 Newtonville:
- 38.001997, -86.943327
- 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 Newtonville
- 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 Spencer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spencer County
- Since Newtonville is near Hancock County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Newtonville
Communities Also Named Newtonville ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Newtonville.
Within Indiana, the name Newtonville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Fayette County
- This Newtonville is located in Fayette County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the south of the Newtonville that is located in Spencer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Newtonville.
- Iowa
- Buchanan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Newtonville [Buchanan County].
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Newtonville is located in Middlesex County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Newtonville that is located in Spencer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Newtonville.
- Michigan
- Baraga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Newtonville [Baraga County].
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Newtonville [Attala County].
- New Jersey
- Atlantic County
- This Newtonville is located in Atlantic County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Newtonville that is located in Spencer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Newtonville.
- New York
- Albany County
- This Newtonville is located in Albany County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Newtonville that is located in Spencer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Newtonville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Newtonville lies 1,257 miles [2,022.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Newtonville that is located in Spencer County.
- Ontario
- This Newtonville lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newtonville that is located in Spencer County.
- South Carolina
- Marlboro County
- This Newtonville is located in Marlboro County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Newtonville that is located in Spencer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Newtonville.
- Texas
- Gonzales County
- This Newtonville is located in Gonzales County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Newtonville that is located in Spencer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gonzales County community of Newtonville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newtonville ...
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.
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Clay City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kennedy is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Liberal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Liberal is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Lincoln City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maxville is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Pigeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Rock Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Rockport Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Santa Claus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Silverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silverdale is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
How Far From Newtonville 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 Newtonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newtonville and extending to:
- Rockport, which is the Seat of Spencer County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Newtonville to Rockport, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 128 miles [206 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 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 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,068 miles [11,374.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,944 miles [7,956.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Newtonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Newtonville 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. |
| <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 Newtonville, 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 Newtonville 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 Newtonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0020, Longitude: -86.9433 In this case, the coordinates for Newtonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.954 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.232 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.303 degrees. |
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