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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 New Castle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Castle 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 New Castle:
    • 38.570572, -93.636601
    • 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 New Castle
  • 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
    • Since New Castle is near Henry County and also Pettis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pettis 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 New Castle

Communities Also Named New Castle ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named New Castle.

There is one other community in Missouri that is also named New Castle.

Beyond Missouri, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Missouri ...
    • Gentry 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 Missouri community of New Castle [Gentry County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This New Castle is located in Jefferson County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the New Castle that is located in Johnson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of New Castle.
    • Colorado
      • Garfield County
      • This New Castle is located in Garfield County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<2> to the west of the New Castle that is located in Johnson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of New Castle.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This New Castle is located in New Castle County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<2> to the east of the New Castle that is located in Johnson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of New Castle.
    • Illinois
      • Saline 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 Illinois community of New Castle [Saline County].
      • Tazewell County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of New Castle [Tazewell County].
    • Indiana
      • Henry County
      • This New Castle is located in Henry County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the New Castle that is located in Johnson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of New Castle.
    • Kentucky
      • Henry County
      • This New Castle is located in Henry County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<2> to the east of the New Castle that is located in Johnson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of New Castle.
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This New Castle is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the New Castle that is located in Johnson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of New Castle.
    • New York
      • Westchester 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 New York community of New Castle [Westchester County].
    • North Carolina
      • Wilkes County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of New Castle [Wilkes County].
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This New Castle is located in Belmont County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<2> to the east of the New Castle that is located in Johnson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of New Castle.
      • Coshocton 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 New Castle [Coshocton County].
      • Lawrence County
      • This New Castle is located in Lawrence County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km] to the east of the New Castle that is located in Johnson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of New Castle.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This New Castle is located in Clearfield County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the New Castle that is located in Johnson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of New Castle.
      • Lawrence County
      • This New Castle is located in Lawrence County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the east northeast of the New Castle that is located in Johnson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of New Castle.
      • Schuylkill County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of New Castle [Schuylkill County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This New Castle is located in Salt Lake County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the New Castle that is located in Johnson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of New Castle.
    • Virginia
      • Craig County
      • This New Castle is located in Craig County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<2> to the east of the New Castle that is located in Johnson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craig County community of New Castle.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Castle ...

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.

  • Alberta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Alberta is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Carbon Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Carbon Hill is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
  • Chilhowee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Green Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Harvey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harvey is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Henrietta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Henrietta is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
  • Hortense
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hortense is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
  • Huntingdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntingdale is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdale
  • Knob Noster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lewis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lewis is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Magnolia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Magnolia is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Post Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Post Oak is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
  • Roseland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Roseland is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland

How Far From New Castle 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 New Castle to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Warrensburg, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Castle to Warrensburg, 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.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the east (E). 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 893 miles [1,437.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,308 miles [11,761.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,193 miles [8,357.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 New Castle 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>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- New Castle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 New Castle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 New Castle 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 New Castle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5706, Longitude: -93.6366       In this case, the coordinates for New Castle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.359 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.385 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.302 degrees.