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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 Newville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newville 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 Newville:
- 48.558618, -98.987357
- 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 Newville
- 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 Towner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Towner County
- Since Newville is near Ramsey County and also Cavalier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ramsey County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cavalier 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 Newville
Communities Also Named Newville ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Newville.
Within North Dakota, the name Newville is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Henry County
- This Newville is located in Henry County and lies 1,381 miles [2,222.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Newville that is located in Towner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Newville.
- California
- Glenn County
- This Newville is located in Glenn County and lies 1,306 miles [2,101.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Newville that is located in Towner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glenn County community of Newville.
- Indiana
- DeKalb County
- This Newville is located in DeKalb County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Newville that is located in Towner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Newville.
- New York
- Herkimer County
- This Newville is located in Herkimer County and lies 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km]<1> to the east of the Newville that is located in Towner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Newville.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Newville lies 1,976 miles [3,180.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Newville that is located in Towner County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Newville lies 1,630 miles [2,623.2 km]<1> to the east of the Newville that is located in Towner County.
- Ohio
- Richland County
- This Newville is located in Richland County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Newville that is located in Towner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Newville.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Newville is located in Bucks County and lies 1,295 miles [2,084.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Newville that is located in Towner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Newville.
- Cumberland County
- This Newville is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,206 miles [1,940.9 km] to the east southeast of the Newville that is located in Towner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Newville.
- Lancaster County
- This Newville is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,240 miles [1,995.6 km] to the east southeast of the Newville that is located in Towner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Newville.
- Virginia
- Prince George County
- This Newville is located in Prince George County and lies 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Newville that is located in Towner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George County community of Newville.
- Sussex County
- This Newville is located in Sussex County and lies 1,354 miles [2,179.1 km] to the east southeast of the Newville that is located in Towner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Newville.
- West Virginia
- Braxton County
- This Newville is located in Braxton County and lies 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Newville that is located in Towner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Newville.
- Wisconsin
- Rock County
- This Newville is located in Rock County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Newville that is located in Towner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Newville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newville ...
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.
- Agate
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clyde
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Cavalier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Grand Harbor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grand Harbor is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Harbor
- Rocklake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Starkweather
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Weaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Weaver is located in Cavalier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
How Far From Newville 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 Newville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newville and extending to:
- Cando, which is the Seat of Towner County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Newville to Cando, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,275 miles [2,051.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 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- Newville) 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 Newville 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 Newville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5586, Longitude: -98.9874 In this case, the coordinates for Newville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.468 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.364 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.998 degrees. |
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