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34.763501, -78.783354
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We found one communities that are also named Newlight.
Within North Carolina, the name Newlight is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Newlight in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Louisiana
Tensas Parish
This Newlight is located in Tensas Parish and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the west of the Newlight that is located in Bladen County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tensas Parish community of Newlight.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newlight ...
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.
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 Newlight to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newlight and extending to:
Elizabethtown, which is the Seat of Bladen County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Newlight to Elizabethtown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,725 miles [7,604.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newlight) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Newlight 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 Newlight. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7635, Longitude: -78.7834 In this case, the coordinates for Newlight have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.051 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.143 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.857 degrees.