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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 Newellton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newellton 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 Newellton:
- 32.072350, -91.239129
- 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 Newellton
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Tensas Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tensas Parish
- Since Newellton is near Warren County and also Claiborne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne 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 Newellton
Communities Also Named Newellton ...
We found one communities that are also named Newellton.
Within Louisiana, the name Newellton is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Newellton in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- This Newellton lies 1,594 miles [2,565.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newellton that is located in Tensas Parish.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newellton ...
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.
- Crimea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crimea is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimea
- Dearborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dearborn is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
- Ferry Newlight Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grand Gulf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Hopewell Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Landing
- Hurricane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hurricane is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Justina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Justina is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justina
- Lake Bruin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake Bruin is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruin
- Maryland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
- Mayflower
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mayflower is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
- New Quarters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Quarters is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Quarters
- Newlight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Pecan Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pecan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Landing
- Wildcat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wildcat is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat
How Far From Newellton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Newellton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newellton and extending to:
- Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Tensas Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Newellton to Saint Joseph, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 925 miles [1,488.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,804 miles [10,950 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,520 miles [12,102.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,396 miles [8,684 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Newellton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Newellton 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 Newellton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0724, Longitude: -91.2391 In this case, the coordinates for Newellton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.271 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.101 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.364 degrees. |
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