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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 Providence, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Providence 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 New Providence:
- 32.357643, -88.920608
- 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 Providence
- 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Since New Providence is near Lauderdale County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Providence
Communities Also Named New Providence ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named New Providence.
Within Mississippi, the name New Providence is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Crenshaw 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 Alabama community of New Providence [Crenshaw County].
- Tallapoosa County
- This New Providence is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the New Providence that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of New Providence.
- Georgia
- Wilkinson 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 Georgia community of New Providence [Wilkinson County].
- Illinois
- Greene 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 Providence [Greene County].
- Indiana
- Clark County
- This New Providence is located in Clark County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<2> to the north northeast of the New Providence that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of New Providence.
- Iowa
- Hardin County
- This New Providence is located in Hardin County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the New Providence that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of New Providence.
- Kentucky
- Calloway County
- This New Providence is located in Calloway County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<2> to the north of the New Providence that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calloway County community of New Providence.
- Clark County
- This New Providence is located in Clark County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km] to the north northeast of the New Providence that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of New Providence.
- New Jersey
- Union 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 Jersey community of New Providence [Union County].
- North Carolina
- Currituck County
- This New Providence is located in Currituck County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the New Providence that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Currituck County community of New Providence.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This New Providence is located in Lancaster County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the New Providence that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of New Providence.
- Tennessee
- Loudon County
- This New Providence is located in Loudon County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the New Providence that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of New Providence.
- Montgomery County
- This New Providence is located in Montgomery County and lies 302 miles [486 km] to the north northeast of the New Providence that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of New Providence.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Providence ...
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.
- Chunky
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evergreen ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Goodhope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goodhope is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope
- Graham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Graham is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Hickory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Little Rock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Rock is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Lost Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Nellieburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Paula ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paula is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paula
How Far From New Providence 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 Providence to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Providence and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Providence to Decatur, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the west (W). 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 804 miles [1,293.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,406 miles [11,918.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,282 miles [8,500.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Providence 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 '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 Providence) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Providence 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 Providence. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3576, Longitude: -88.9206 In this case, the coordinates for New Providence have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.871 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.512 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.375 degrees. |
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