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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 Newtown Square, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newtown Square and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Newtown Square:
    • 38.933724, -76.057443
    • 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 Newtown Square
  • 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
    • Since Newtown Square is near Queen Anne's County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Newtown Square

Communities Also Named Newtown Square ...

We found one communities that are also named Newtown Square.

Within Maryland, the name Newtown Square is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Newtown Square in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Newtown Square is located in Delaware County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Newtown Square that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Newtown Square.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Newtown Square ...

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.

  • Chapel Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapel Station is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Station
  • Chapel Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapel Woods is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Woods
  • Fox Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox Meadow is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
  • Georgia Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Georgia Woods is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Woods
  • Guys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
  • Hickory Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Longwoods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Longwoods is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwoods
  • Mainbrace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mainbrace is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainbrace
  • Mill Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mill Run is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
  • Orchard View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Orchard View is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
  • Overlook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Overlook is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Perrys Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Perrys Corner is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Queen Anne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Queenstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
    • Sportsman Hall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Sportsman Hall is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
    • Wye Harbor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Wye Harbor is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Harbor
    • Wye Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wye Heights is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Heights
    • Wye Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wye Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye Landing
    • Wye Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)

How Far From Newtown Square 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 Newtown Square to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newtown Square and extending to:

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Newtown Square to Easton, 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 23 miles [37 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,854 miles [9,421.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,435 miles [7,137.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newtown Square) 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 Newtown Square 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 Newtown Square. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9337, Longitude: -76.0574       In this case, the coordinates for Newtown Square have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.312 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.788 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.29 degrees.