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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:
- 40.432884, -74.397928
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Newton Heights is near Somerset County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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 New Jersey, the name Newton Heights is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, 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.
- North Carolina
- Rowan County
- This Newton Heights is located in Rowan County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Newton Heights that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Newton Heights.
- Ohio
- Trumbull County
- This Newton Heights is located in Trumbull County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the west of the Newton Heights that is located in Middlesex 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.
- Black Horse
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Black Horse is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
- Cheesequake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cheesequake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesequake
- Cottageville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cottageville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Fresh Ponds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fresh Ponds is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Ponds
- Greensand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greensand is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensand
- Herberts
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Herberts is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts
- Jamesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jamesburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Jamesburg Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jamesburg Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg Park
- Laurel Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Laurel Park is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Lincoln Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Maple Meade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Meade is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meade
- Martins Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Martins Landing is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Nixon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Patricks Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Patricks Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Corners
- Red Lion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Red Lion is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Tanners Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tanners Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Corners
- Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Texas is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
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:
- New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Newton Heights to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 175 miles [281.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,722 miles [9,208.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,304 miles [6,926.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Newton Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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: 40.4329, Longitude: -74.3979 In this case, the coordinates for Newton Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.205 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.769 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.958 degrees. |
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