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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newtown 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 Newtown:
- 38.350402, -76.457730
- 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
- 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 Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
- Since Newtown is near Saint Mary's County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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
Communities Also Named Newtown ...
We found 62 communities that are also named Newtown.
There are four communities within Maryland that are also named Newtown.
Beyond Maryland, we know of 58 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 58 communities, 59 are located in the United States and nine are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Charles County
- This Newtown is located in Charles County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Newtown.
- Kent County
- This Newtown is located in Kent County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Newtown.
- Saint Mary's County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Newtown [Saint Mary's County].
- Talbot County
- This Newtown is located in Talbot County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Newtown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Newtown [Franklin County].
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- This Newtown is located in Jefferson County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Newtown.
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Newtown is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,365 miles [3,806.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Newtown.
- Mariposa County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Newtown [Mariposa County].
- Nevada County
- This Newtown is located in Nevada County and lies 2,378 miles [3,827 km] to the west northwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Newtown.
- Shasta County
- This Newtown is located in Shasta County and lies 2,424 miles [3,901 km] to the west northwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Newtown.
- Solano County
- This Newtown is located in Solano County and lies 2,426 miles [3,904.3 km] to the west northwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Solano County community of Newtown.
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Newtown is located in Fulton County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Newtown.
- Madison County
- This Newtown is located in Madison County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km] to the southwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Newtown.
- Illinois
- Adams County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Newtown [Adams County].
- Vermilion County
- This Newtown is located in Vermilion County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Newtown.
- Indiana
- Fountain County
- This Newtown is located in Fountain County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fountain County community of Newtown.
- Iowa
- Pottawattamie County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Newtown [Pottawattamie County].
- Kentucky
- Scott County
- This Newtown is located in Scott County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the west of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Newtown.
- Maine
- York County
- This Newtown is located in York County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Newtown.
- Massachusetts
- Barnstable County
- This Newtown is located in Barnstable County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Newtown.
- Missouri
- Saint Francois County
- Although located in Saint Francois County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Newtown.
- Sullivan County
- This Newtown is located in Sullivan County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Newtown.
- Montana
- Blaine County
- This Newtown is located in Blaine County and lies 1,747 miles [2,811.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blaine County community of Newtown.
- New Brunswick
- This Newtown lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- New Jersey
- Middlesex County
- This Newtown is located in Middlesex County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Newtown.
- New York
- Erie County
- This Newtown is located in Erie County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Newtown.
- Queens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Newtown [Queens County].
- Saratoga County
- This Newtown is located in Saratoga County and lies 343 miles [552 km] to the north northeast of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Newtown.
- Suffolk County
- This Newtown is located in Suffolk County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km] to the northeast of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Newtown.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Newtown lies 1,357 miles [2,183.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- Nova Scotia
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Newtown.
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Clermont County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Newtown.
- Hamilton County
- This Newtown is located in Hamilton County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the west of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Newtown.
- Harrison County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Newtown [Harrison County].
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Newtown [Jefferson County].
- Tuscarawas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Newtown [Tuscarawas County].
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Newtown is located in Allegheny County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Newtown.
- Bucks County
- This Newtown is located in Bucks County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the north northeast of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Newtown.
- Cambria County
- This Newtown is located in Cambria County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the northwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Newtown.
- Clearfield County
- This Newtown is located in Clearfield County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the north northwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Newtown.
- Greene County
- This Newtown is located in Greene County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the west northwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Newtown.
- Lancaster County
- This Newtown is located in Lancaster County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the north of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Newtown.
- Lehigh County
- This Newtown is located in Lehigh County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the north northeast of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Newtown.
- Luzerne County
- This Newtown is located in Luzerne County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the north of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Newtown.
- McKean County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Newtown [McKean County].
- Schuylkill County
- This Newtown is located in Schuylkill County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the north of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Newtown.
- South Carolina
- Dillon County
- This Newtown is located in Dillon County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Newtown.
- Tennessee
- Bedford County
- This Newtown is located in Bedford County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Newtown.
- Polk County
- This Newtown is located in Polk County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km] to the west southwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Newtown.
- Scott County
- This Newtown is located in Scott County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km] to the west southwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Newtown.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Newtown is located in Albemarle County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the west of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Newtown.
- Greene County
- This Newtown is located in Greene County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the west of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Newtown.
- King and Queen County
- This Newtown is located in King and Queen County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the southwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King and Queen County community of Newtown.
- Lancaster County
- This Newtown is located in Lancaster County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the south of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Newtown.
- Lee County
- This Newtown is located in Lee County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km] to the west southwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Newtown.
- Portsmouth City
- This Newtown is located in Portsmouth City and lies 105 miles [169 km] to the south of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Newtown.
- Rockbridge County
- This Newtown is located in Rockbridge County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the west southwest of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockbridge County community of Newtown.
- Rockingham County
- This Newtown is located in Rockingham County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the west of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Newtown.
- Surry County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Newtown [Surry County].
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Newtown is located in Fayette County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the west of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Newtown.
- Mingo County
- This Newtown is located in Mingo County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km] to the west of the Newtown that is located in Calvert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Newtown.
- Wisconsin
- Wood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Newtown [Wood County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newtown ...
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.
- Appeal
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Appeal is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appeal
- Carol Court
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carol Court is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Court
- Cherry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cherry Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cove View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Dowell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Drum Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Green Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Hills is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Harbor Light Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harbor Light Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Light Beach
- Hoopers Neck
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hoopers Neck is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Neck
- Johnstown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Johnstown is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- River View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- River View is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Seashore Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seashore Beach is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seashore Beach
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Spring Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spring Cove is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
- Spruce Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spruce Hill is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
- Summerville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Summerville is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Town Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Trueman Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Trueman Pointe is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trueman Pointe
How Far From Newtown 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 Newtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newtown and extending to:
- Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Newtown to Prince Frederick, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 49 miles [78.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Newtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Newtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Newtown 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 county. 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. |
| <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 Newtown 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3504, Longitude: -76.4577 In this case, the coordinates for Newtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.585 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.008 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.685 degrees. |
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