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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 Newton Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newton Heights 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 Newton Heights:
- 35.691806, -80.426169
- 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 Newton Heights
- 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 Rowan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
- Since Newton Heights is near Davidson County and also Davie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davie 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 Newton Heights
Communities Also Named Newton Heights ...
We found three communities that are also named Newton Heights.
Within North Carolina, the name Newton Heights is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- Although located in New Haven County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Newton Heights.
- New Jersey
- Middlesex County
- This Newton Heights is located in Middlesex County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newton Heights that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Newton Heights.
- Ohio
- Trumbull County
- This Newton Heights is located in Trumbull County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the north of the Newton Heights that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Newton Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newton Heights ...
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.
- Cedarcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarcrest is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
- Cross Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Heights
- Eagle Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Eagle Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Grady Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grady Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady Heights
- Granite Quarry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holly Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holly Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lincoln Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lockeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lockeland is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockeland
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mirror Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mirror Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Park
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mocksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Rolling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rolling Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Salisbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Steel ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Steel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel
- Sunrise Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Park
- Timbercreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Trading Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Union Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Terrace is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Terrace
How Far From Newton Heights 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 Newton Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newton Heights and extending to:
- Salisbury, which is the Seat of Rowan County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Newton Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,760 miles [7,660.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Newton Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Newton Heights 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 Newton Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6918, Longitude: -80.4262 In this case, the coordinates for Newton Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.98 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.343 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.20 degrees. |
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