Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in New Lands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Lands and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for New Lands

• 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 Lands:
  • 35.841433, -76.275416
  • 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 New Lands

• 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 Tyrrell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Tyrrell County
  • Since New Lands is near Washington County and also Chowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • eBird sighting report for Chowan 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Lands ...

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.

• Alligator
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
  • Alligator is located in Tyrrell County
• Cherry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
  • Cherry is located in Washington County
• Frying Pan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frying Pan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frying Pan
  • Frying Pan is located in Tyrrell County
• Gum Neck
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Neck
  • Gum Neck is located in Tyrrell County
• Jerry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry
  • Jerry is located in Tyrrell County
• Pleasant View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pleasant View is located in Tyrrell County
• River Neck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Neck
  • River Neck is located in Tyrrell County
• Soundside
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soundside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soundside
  • Soundside is located in Tyrrell County

How Far From New Lands to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Lands to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Lands and extending to:

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Tyrrell County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from New Lands to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,994 miles [9,646.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,567 miles [7,349.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Lands. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/