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Communities Also Named Newport ...

We found 85 communities that share the name Newport.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Newport.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another 72 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 72 communities, six are located in Canada and 68 are in the United States.

In addition to the above occurrences of Newport, we know of twelve communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Colbert County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Newport [Colbert County].
    • Arkansas
      • Jackson County
      • This Newport is located in Jackson County and lies 1,563 miles [2,515.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Newport.
      • Ouachita County
      • This Newport is located in Ouachita County and lies 1,718 miles [2,764.9 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita County community of Newport.
    • California
      • Mendocino County
      • This Newport is located in Mendocino County and lies 3,005 miles [4,836.1 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Newport.
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Newport [Orange County].
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Newport is located in New Castle County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Newport.
    • Florida
      • Monroe County
      • This Newport is located in Monroe County and lies 1,652 miles [2,658.6 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Newport.
      • Wakulla County
      • This Newport is located in Wakulla County and lies 1,497 miles [2,409.2 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wakulla County community of Newport.
    • Georgia
      • Fannin County
      • This Newport is located in Fannin County and lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Newport.
    • Idaho
      • Kootenai County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Newport [Kootenai County].
    • Illinois
      • Madison County
      • This Newport is located in Madison County and lies 1,408 miles [2,266 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Newport.
    • Indiana
      • Vermillion County
      • This Newport is located in Vermillion County and lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermillion County community of Newport.
    • Iowa
      • Johnson County
      • This Newport is located in Johnson County and lies 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Newport.
      • Jones County
      • This Newport is located in Jones County and lies 1,369 miles [2,203.2 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Newport.
      • Louisa County
      • This Newport is located in Louisa County and lies 1,390 miles [2,237 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Newport.
    • Kansas
      • Dickinson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Newport [Dickinson County].
      • Neosho County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Newport [Neosho County].
    • Kentucky
      • Campbell County
      • This Newport is located in Campbell County and lies 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Newport.
    • Louisiana
      • Winn Parish
      • This Newport is located in Winn Parish and lies 1,759 miles [2,830.8 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winn Parish community of Newport.
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Newport is located in Penobscot County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Newport.
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This Newport is located in Charles County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Newport.
      • Worcester County
      • This Newport is located in Worcester County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Newport.
    • Michigan
      • Gogebic County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Newport [Gogebic County].
      • Monroe County
      • This Newport is located in Monroe County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Newport.
    • Minnesota
      • Washington County
      • This Newport is located in Washington County and lies 1,408 miles [2,266 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Newport.
    • Mississippi
      • Attala County
      • This Newport is located in Attala County and lies 1,604 miles [2,581.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Attala County community of Newport.
      • Chickasaw County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Newport [Chickasaw County].
      • DeSoto County
      • This Newport is located in DeSoto County and lies 1,544 miles [2,484.8 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Newport.
    • Missouri
      • Barton County
      • This Newport is located in Barton County and lies 1,634 miles [2,629.7 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barton County community of Newport.
    • Nebraska
      • Rock County
      • This Newport is located in Rock County and lies 1,753 miles [2,821.2 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Newport.
    • New Hampshire
      • Sullivan County
      • This Newport is located in Sullivan County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Newport.
    • New Jersey
      • Cumberland County
      • This Newport is located in Cumberland County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Newport.
      • Hunterdon County
      • This Newport is located in Hunterdon County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Newport.
    • New York
      • Herkimer County
      • This Newport is located in Herkimer County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Newport.
      • Monroe County
      • This Newport is located in Monroe County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Newport.
      • Onondaga County
      • This Newport is located in Onondaga County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Newport.
      • Orange County
      • This Newport is located in Orange County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Newport.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Newport lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<2> to the east northeast.
    • North Carolina
      • Carteret County
      • This Newport is located in Carteret County and lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Newport.
    • Ohio
      • Adams County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Newport [Adams County].
      • Madison County
      • This Newport is located in Madison County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Newport.
      • Mahoning County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Newport [Mahoning County].
      • Portage County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Newport [Portage County].
      • Shelby County
      • This Newport is located in Shelby County and lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Newport.
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This Newport is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Newport.
      • Washington County
      • This Newport is located in Washington County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Newport.
    • Oklahoma
      • Carter County
      • This Newport is located in Carter County and lies 1,902 miles [3,061 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Newport.
    • Ontario
      • This Newport lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<2> to the west.
    • Oregon
      • Benton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Newport [Benton County].
      • Lincoln County
      • This Newport is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,870 miles [4,618.8 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Newport.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lawrence County
      • This Newport is located in Lawrence County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Newport.
      • Luzerne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Newport [Luzerne County].
      • Northampton County
      • This Newport is located in Northampton County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Newport.
      • Perry County
      • This Newport is located in Perry County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Newport.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Newport lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<2> to the northeast.
    • Quebec
      • This Newport lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<2> to the north.
    • Rhode Island
      • Newport County
      • This Newport is located in Newport County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport County community of Newport.
    • South Carolina
      • York County
      • This Newport is located in York County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Newport.
    • Tennessee
      • Cocke County
      • This Newport is located in Cocke County and lies 1,182 miles [1,902.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Newport.
    • Texas
      • Clay County
      • This Newport is located in Clay County and lies 1,967 miles [3,165.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Newport.
      • Harris County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Newport [Harris County].
      • Walker County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Walker County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Newport.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Newport is located in Davis County and lies 2,401 miles [3,864 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Newport.
    • Vermont
      • Orleans County
      • This Newport is located in Orleans County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Newport.
    • Virginia
      • Augusta County
      • This Newport is located in Augusta County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Newport.
      • Giles County
      • This Newport is located in Giles County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Newport.
      • Isle of Wight County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Newport [Isle of Wight County].
      • Page County
      • This Newport is located in Page County and lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Newport.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Newport is located in King County and lies 2,714 miles [4,367.8 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Newport.
      • Pend Oreille County
      • This Newport is located in Pend Oreille County and lies 2,474 miles [3,981.5 km] to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pend Oreille County community of Newport.
    • West Virginia
      • Wood County
      • This Newport is located in Wood County and lies 980 miles [1,577.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Newport.
    • Wisconsin
      • Door County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Newport [Door County].
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • - Victoria
      • Distance: 10,862 miles [17,480.7 km]<2> to the west
      • - New South Wales
      • Distance: 10,405 miles [16,745.2 km] to the west
      • - Queensland
      • Distance: 10,050 miles [16,173.9 km] to the west northwest
    • Curacao
      • Distance: 2,295 miles [3,693.4 km]<2> to the south
    • England
      • - East Riding of Yorkshire
      • Distance: 2,808 miles [4,519 km]<2> to the northeast
      • - Shropshire
      • Distance: 2,759 miles [4,440.2 km] to the northeast
      • - Uttlesford
      • Distance: 2,878 miles [4,631.7 km] to the east northeast
      • - Isle of Wight
      • Distance: 2,842 miles [4,573.8 km] to the east northeast
    • Wales
      • - Pembrokeshire
      • Distance: 2,671 miles [4,298.6 km]<2> to the east northeast
      • - Newport
      • Distance: 2,754 miles [4,432.1 km] to the east northeast
    • Ireland
      • - County Mayo
      • Distance: 2,454 miles [3,949.3 km]<2> to the northeast
      • - Tipperary
      • Distance: 2,513 miles [4,044.3 km] to the east northeast

Curious and Interesting Names Near Newport ...

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.

  • Five Mile Plains
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Mile Plains came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Plains
  • Greenfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenhill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenhill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
  • Gypsum Mines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gypsum Mines came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum Mines
  • Hartville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartville
  • Mosherville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Poplar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Scotch Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Stanley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Sweets Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner

How Far From Newport 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 Newport to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 568 miles [914.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Newport to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,107 miles [8,218.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,813 miles [9,355.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,689 miles [5,936.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Newport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0384, Longitude: -64.0088    
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Newport could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 Newport to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 299.191 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.692 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.726 degrees.









 

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