Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Newlin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newlin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Newlin
- 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 Newlin:
- 30.680403, -93.401987
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Newlin
- 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 Beauregard Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Beauregard Parish
- Since Newlin is near Calcasieu Parish and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calcasieu Parish
- eBird sighting report for Newton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Newlin ...
We found three communities that share the name Newlin.
Within Louisiana, the name Newlin is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Chester 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 Pennsylvania community of Newlin [Chester County].
- Columbia County
- This Newlin is located in Columbia County and lies 1,181 miles [1,900.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Newlin that is located in Beauregard Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Newlin.
- Texas
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newlin ...
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.
- Bannister ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Bon Ami
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Carson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Longville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Longville is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longville <4>
- Merryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryville
- Merryville is located in Beauregard Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merryville <4>
- Mystic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Singer
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
- Singer is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Singer <4>
- Sweetville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetville
- Sweetville is located in Beauregard Parish
How Far From Newlin 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 community such as Newlin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newlin and extending to:
- DeRidder, which is the Seat of Beauregard Parish, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Newlin to DeRidder, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,679 miles [12,358.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,555 miles [8,939.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newlin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Newlin 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 parish. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newlin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6804, Longitude: -93.4020 In this case, the coordinates for Newlin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Newlin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.465 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.311 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.446 degrees. |