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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 Newmans, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newmans 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 Newmans:
- 32.350979, -90.752880
- 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 Newmans
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Newmans is near Hinds County and also Madison Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison Parish
- 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 Newmans
Communities Also Named Newmans ...
We found three communities that are also named Newmans.
Within Mississippi, the name Newmans is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Marion County
- This Newmans is located in Marion County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Newmans that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Newmans.
- Virginia
- Hanover County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Newmans [Hanover County].
- Mecklenburg County
- This Newmans is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Newmans that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Newmans.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newmans ...
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.
- Edwards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flowers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flowers is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers
- Institute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Institute is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
- Jonestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jonestown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Kings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Long Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Long Lake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Porters Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Porters Chapel is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Chapel
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Signal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Signal is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal
- Valley Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Waltersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Waltersville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Newmans 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 Newmans to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newmans and extending to:
- Vicksburg, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the West.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Newmans to Jackson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 891 miles [1,433.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,770 miles [10,895.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,486 miles [12,047.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,362 miles [8,629.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Newmans) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Newmans 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. |
| <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 Newmans 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 Newmans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3510, Longitude: -90.7529 In this case, the coordinates for Newmans have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.996 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.819 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.12 degrees. |
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