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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 Newstead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newstead and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Newstead:
    • 40.752601, -74.277925
    • 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 Newstead
  • 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
    • Since Newstead is near Union County and also Morris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morris 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 Newstead

Communities Also Named Newstead ...

We found four communities that are also named Newstead.

Within New Jersey, the name Newstead is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Christian County
      • This Newstead is located in Christian County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Newstead that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Newstead.
    • Manitoba
      • This Newstead lies 1,390 miles [2,237 km]<1> to the northwest of the Newstead that is located in Essex County.
    • Missouri
      • Newton County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Newstead [Newton County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Newstead.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Newstead ...

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.

  • Ampere
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ampere is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampere
  • Hillside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillside is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Maplewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Maplewood is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Milltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Milltown is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Orange
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Overlook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Overlook is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Roseville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Roseville is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Short Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Short Hills is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
  • Union
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Union is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Unionburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Unionburg is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionburg
  • Wyoming
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Wyoming is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newstead and extending to:

  • Newark, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Newstead to Trenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 194 miles [312.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,704 miles [9,179.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,410 miles [10,315.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,287 miles [6,899.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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- Newstead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Newstead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Newstead 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 Newstead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7526, Longitude: -74.2779       In this case, the coordinates for Newstead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.10 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.703 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.764 degrees.