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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 Newport Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newport Hills 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 Newport Hills:
- 38.275394, -75.219078
- 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 Newport Hills
- 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
- Since Newport Hills is near Wicomico County and also Sussex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex 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 Newport Hills
Communities Also Named Newport Hills ...
We found two communities that are also named Newport Hills.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Newport Hills.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Newport Hills in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Montgomery County
- This Newport Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Newport Hills that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Newport Hills.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- King County
- This Newport Hills is located in King County and lies 2,419 miles [3,893 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Newport Hills that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Newport Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newport Hills ...
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.
- Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Briddletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Briddletown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briddletown
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Golf Club Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Golf Club Shores is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Club Shores
- Grays Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grays Corner is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Holly Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Ironshire
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ironshire is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironshire
- Lewis Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lewis Corner is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corner
- Libertytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Libertytown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Mason Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mason Landing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Landing
- Mystic Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic Harbor is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Harbor
- Snug Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Snug Harbor is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
How Far From Newport Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Newport Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newport Hills and extending to:
- Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Newport Hills to Snow Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,423 miles [7,118.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newport Hills) 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 Newport Hills 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 Newport Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2754, Longitude: -75.2191 In this case, the coordinates for Newport Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.873 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.187 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.209 degrees. |
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