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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 South Newcastle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Newcastle 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 South Newcastle:
- 44.003134, -69.612269
- 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 South Newcastle
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since South Newcastle is near Sagadahoc County and also Kennebec County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec 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 South Newcastle
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Newcastle ...
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.
- Boothbay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boothbay Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chamberlain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Christmas Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Christmas Cove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas Cove
- Days Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Hatchs Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- Head Tide
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Iceboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iceboro is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iceboro
- Loudville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loudville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudville
- Mouse Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Murphys Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- New Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pools Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pools Landing is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Landing
- Round Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spruceworld
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spruceworld is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceworld
- Yellow Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Head is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Head
How Far From South Newcastle 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 South Newcastle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in South Newcastle and extending to:
- Wiscasset, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the West.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from South Newcastle to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 521 miles [838.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,380 miles [8,658.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,967 miles [6,384.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Newcastle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 South Newcastle 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 South Newcastle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0031, Longitude: -69.6123 In this case, the coordinates for South Newcastle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.829 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.566 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.024 degrees. |
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