Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Newport South, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newport South and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Newport South

• 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 South:
  • 38.235672, -75.188522
  • 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 South

• 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 South 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 South

Curious and Interesting Names Near Newport South ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Berlin is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <1>
• Briddletown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Briddletown is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briddletown
• Cedartown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedartown is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
• Golf Club Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Golf Club Shores is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Club Shores
• Grays Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Grays Corner is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
• Holly Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Holly Grove is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
• Ironshire
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ironshire is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironshire
• Lewis Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewis Corner is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corner
• Mason Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Snug Harbor is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor

How Far From Newport South 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 South to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Newport South and extending to:

• Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Newport South 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 87 miles [140 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 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 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>'