Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Newsome Store:
  • 36.262378, -76.767729
  • 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 Newsome Store

• 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 Hertford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hertford County
  • Since Newsome Store is near Bertie County and also Chowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bertie County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Newsome Store

Curious and Interesting Names Near Newsome Store ...

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.

• Carter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Carter is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
• Glovers Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glovers Crossroads is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Crossroads
• Goose Pond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Goose Pond is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Pond
• Lloyd Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lloyd Crossroads is located in Hertford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Crossroads
• Marys Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Marys Beach is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Beach
• Mount Rose
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mount Rose is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
• Perrytown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Perrytown is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
• Pettys Shore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pettys Shore is located in Hertford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Shore
• Rays Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rays Beach is located in Gates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Beach
• Rockyhock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockyhock is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockyhock
• Sign Pine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sign Pine is located in Chowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Pine
• Trap
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Trap is located in Bertie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap

How Far From Newsome Store 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 Newsome Store to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Newsome Store and extending to:

• Winton, which is the Seat of Hertford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Newsome Store to Winton, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 182 miles [292.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,998 miles [9,652.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,572 miles [7,357.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'