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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 Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Point 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 Point:
    • 40.055900, -95.078733
    • 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 Point
  • 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 Holt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Holt County
    • Since New Point is near Andrew County and also Nodaway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Andrew County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nodaway 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 Point

Communities Also Named New Point ...

We found four communities that are also named New Point.

Within Missouri, the name New Point is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Sumter County
      • This New Point is located in Sumter County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Point that is located in Holt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of New Point.
    • Indiana
      • Decatur County
      • This New Point is located in Decatur County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the east of the New Point that is located in Holt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of New Point.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This New Point is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the east of the New Point that is located in Holt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of New Point.
    • Virginia
      • Mathews County
      • This New Point is located in Mathews County and lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<1> to the east of the New Point that is located in Holt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mathews County community of New Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Point ...

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.

  • Big Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Forest City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Graham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Iowa Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kings Grove ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Kings Grove is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grove
  • Lone Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lone Corner is located in Andrew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Corner
  • Mound City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oregon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pumpkin Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Richville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Richville is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
  • Sparks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparks is located in Doniphan County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks

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

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

  • Oregon, which is the Seat of Holt County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from New Point to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 963 miles [1,549.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Point) 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 New Point 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 Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0559, Longitude: -95.0787    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.428 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.814 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.725 degrees.