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website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
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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 Newsom:
35.535973, -80.187553
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We found two communities that share the name Newsom.
Within North Carolina, the name Newsom is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Mississippi
Marion County
This Newsom is located in Marion County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Newsom that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Newsom.
Tennessee
Davidson County
This Newsom is located in Davidson County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the west of the Newsom that is located in Davidson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Newsom.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newsom ...
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.
Blaine (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blaine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
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 Newsom to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newsom and extending to:
Lexington, which is the Seat of Davidson County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Newsom to Lexington, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the east (E). 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 289 miles [465.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,876 miles [11,065.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,756 miles [7,654 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newsom) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newsom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5360, Longitude: -80.1876 In this case, the coordinates for Newsom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Newsom to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.843 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.163 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.154 degrees.