Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Newport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newport and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Newport
- 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:
- 42.002586, -83.308950
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Newport
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Newport is near Wayne County and also Washtenaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- eBird sighting report for Washtenaw 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Newport ...
We found 84 communities that share the name Newport.
There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Newport.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 71 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 71 communities, 67 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Newport, we know of twelve communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Jackson County
- This Newport is located in Jackson County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Newport.
- Ouachita County
- This Newport is located in Ouachita County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km] to the southwest of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita County community of Newport.
- California
- Mendocino County
- This Newport is located in Mendocino County and lies 2,102 miles [3,382.8 km]<3> to the west of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Newport.
- Orange County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Newport [Orange County].
- Delaware
- Florida
- Monroe County
- This Newport is located in Monroe County and lies 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km]<3> to the south of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Newport.
- Wakulla County
- This Newport is located in Wakulla County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the south of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wakulla County community of Newport.
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Johnson County
- This Newport is located in Johnson County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<3> to the west of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Newport.
- Jones County
- This Newport is located in Jones County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km] to the west of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Newport.
- Louisa County
- This Newport is located in Louisa County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km] to the west of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Newport.
- Kansas
- Dickinson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Newport [Dickinson County].
- Neosho 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 Kansas community of Newport [Neosho County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Newport is located in Charles County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Newport.
- Worcester County
- This Newport is located in Worcester County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km] to the east southeast of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Newport.
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- This Newport is located in Attala County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Attala County community of Newport.
- Chickasaw 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 Mississippi community of Newport [Chickasaw County].
- DeSoto County
- This Newport is located in DeSoto County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km] to the southwest of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Newport.
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- Cumberland County
- This Newport is located in Cumberland County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Newport.
- Hunterdon County
- This Newport is located in Hunterdon County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km] to the east of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Newport.
- New York
- Herkimer County
- This Newport is located in Herkimer County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Newport.
- Monroe County
- This Newport is located in Monroe County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the east northeast of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Newport.
- Onondaga County
- This Newport is located in Onondaga County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km] to the east northeast of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Newport.
- Orange County
- This Newport is located in Orange County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km] to the east of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Newport.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Newport lies 1,504 miles [2,420.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Newport lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- Ohio
- Adams County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Newport [Adams County].
- Madison County
- This Newport is located in Madison County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<3> to the south of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Newport.
- Mahoning 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 Ohio community of Newport [Mahoning County].
- Portage 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 Newport [Portage County].
- Shelby County
- This Newport is located in Shelby County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the south southwest of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Newport.
- Tuscarawas County
- This Newport is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the southeast of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Newport.
- Washington County
- This Newport is located in Washington County and lies 210 miles [338 km] to the south southeast of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Newport.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Newport lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- Oregon
- Benton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Newport [Benton County].
- Lincoln County
- This Newport is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,033 miles [3,271.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Newport.
- Pennsylvania
- Lawrence County
- This Newport is located in Lawrence County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Newport.
- Luzerne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Newport [Luzerne County].
- Northampton County
- This Newport is located in Northampton County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km] to the east of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Newport.
- Perry County
- This Newport is located in Perry County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km] to the east southeast of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Newport.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Newport lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- Quebec
- This Newport lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Clay County
- This Newport is located in Clay County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Newport.
- Harris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Newport [Harris County].
- Walker County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Walker County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Newport.
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- This Newport is located in Augusta County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Newport.
- Giles County
- This Newport is located in Giles County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km] to the south southeast of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Newport.
- Isle of Wight County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Newport [Isle of Wight County].
- Page County
- This Newport is located in Page County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km] to the southeast of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Newport.
- Washington
- King County
- This Newport is located in King County and lies 1,922 miles [3,093.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Newport.
- Pend Oreille County
- This Newport is located in Pend Oreille County and lies 1,684 miles [2,710.1 km] to the west northwest of the Newport that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pend Oreille County community of Newport.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- - Victoria
- Distance: 9,894 miles [15,922.8 km]<3> to the west
- - New South Wales
- Distance: 9,445 miles [15,200.3 km] to the west
- - Queensland
- Distance: 9,127 miles [14,688.5 km] to the west
- Curacao
- Distance: 2,243 miles [3,609.8 km]<3> to the south southeast
- England
- - East Riding of Yorkshire
- Distance: 3,687 miles [5,933.7 km]<3> to the northeast
- - Shropshire
- Distance: 3,650 miles [5,874.1 km] to the northeast
- - Uttlesford
- Distance: 3,772 miles [6,070.4 km] to the northeast
- - Isle of Wight
- Distance: 3,751 miles [6,036.6 km] to the northeast
- Wales
- - Pembrokeshire
- Distance: 3,574 miles [5,751.8 km]<3> to the northeast
- - Newport
- Distance: 3,658 miles [5,887 km] to the northeast
- Ireland
- - County Mayo
- Distance: 3,346 miles [5,384.9 km]<3> to the northeast
- - Tipperary
- Distance: 3,416 miles [5,497.5 km] to the northeast
- Australia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newport ...
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.
- Cherry Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Island
- Cherry Island is located in Wayne County
- Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flat Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Flat Rock is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Flat Rock
- From Newport to Flat Rock
- Glen Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Eden
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Glen Eden
- From Newport to Glen Eden
- Maple Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
- Maple Beach is located in Wayne County
- Maybee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Maybee is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybee <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Maybee
- From Newport to Maybee
- Rockwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Rockwood is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,146 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <6>
- Stony Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Stony Creek is located in Monroe County
- Stony Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Monroe County
- Sunset Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sunset Beach
- From Newport to Sunset Beach
- Willow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Willow is located in Wayne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Willow
- From Newport to Willow
- Willow Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Willow Beach
- From Newport to Willow Beach
- Willowood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowood
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Willowood
- From Newport to Willowood
How Far From Newport to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newport and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Newport to Lansing, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,014 miles [9,678.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,745 miles [10,855 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,623 miles [7,440 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Newport 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. |
| <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 Newport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0026, Longitude: -83.3089 |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.607 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.131 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.417 degrees. |