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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 Newkirk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newkirk 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 Newkirk:
    • 43.113127, -74.509308
    • 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 Newkirk
  • 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Since Newkirk is near Hamilton County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Newkirk

Communities Also Named Newkirk ...

We found ten communities that are also named Newkirk.

There is one other community in New York that is also named Newkirk.

Beyond New York, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Kings County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Newkirk [Kings County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Sioux County
      • This Newkirk is located in Sioux County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<2> to the west of the Newkirk that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sioux County community of Newkirk.
    • Kansas
      • Ford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Newkirk [Ford County].
    • Missouri
      • Dade County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Dade County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dade County community of Newkirk.
    • New Jersey
      • Salem County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Newkirk [Salem County].
    • New Mexico
      • Guadalupe County
      • This Newkirk is located in Guadalupe County and lies 1,678 miles [2,700.5 km]<2> to the west of the Newkirk that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Newkirk.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Newkirk is located in Butler County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Newkirk that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Newkirk.
    • Oklahoma
      • Kay County
      • This Newkirk is located in Kay County and lies 1,263 miles [2,032.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Newkirk that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kay County community of Newkirk.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Newkirk is located in Schuylkill County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Newkirk that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Newkirk.
    • Texas
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Newkirk is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,767 miles [2,843.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Newkirk that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Newkirk.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Newkirk ...

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.

  • Bliss Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bliss Corner is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
  • Canada Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Canada Lake is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Lake
  • Cork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cork is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
  • Glasgow Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Glasgow Mills is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Mills
  • Kecks Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Kecks Center is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecks Center
  • Middle Sprite
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Middle Sprite is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Sprite
  • Peters Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Peters Corners is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
  • Rockwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rockwood is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Scotchbrush
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Scotchbrush is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchbrush

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

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

  • Johnstown, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Newkirk to Johnstown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 319 miles [513.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,617 miles [9,039.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,210 miles [6,775.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Newkirk 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 county. 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Newkirk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Newkirk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Newkirk 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 Newkirk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1131, Longitude: -74.5093       In this case, the coordinates for Newkirk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.972 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.941 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.787 degrees.