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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 Newman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newman 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 Newman:
    • 40.831168, -81.565122
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Newman
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Newman ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Newman.

Within Ohio, the name Newman is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Stanislaus County
      • This Newman is located in Stanislaus County and lies 2,111 miles [3,397.3 km]<1> to the west of the Newman that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanislaus County community of Newman.
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Newman [Cobb County].
    • Idaho
      • Bonner County
      • This Newman is located in Bonner County and lies 1,773 miles [2,853.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Newman that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Newman.
    • Illinois
      • Douglas County
      • This Newman is located in Douglas County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the west of the Newman that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Newman.
    • Kansas
      • Jefferson County
      • This Newman is located in Jefferson County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the west of the Newman that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Newman.
    • Kentucky
      • Daviess County
      • This Newman is located in Daviess County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Newman that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Newman.
    • Louisiana
      • Bienville Parish
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Newman [Bienville Parish].
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Newman is located in Hinds County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Newman that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Newman.
    • New Mexico
      • Otero County
      • This Newman is located in Otero County and lies 1,497 miles [2,409.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Newman that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Newman.
    • New York
      • Essex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Newman [Essex County].
    • North Dakota
      • Cass County
      • This Newman is located in Cass County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Newman that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Newman.
    • South Carolina
      • Chesterfield County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Newman [Chesterfield County].
    • Texas
      • El Paso County
      • This Newman is located in El Paso County and lies 1,498 miles [2,410.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Newman that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Newman.
      • Fisher County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Fisher County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fisher County community of Newman.
    • Virginia
      • Hanover County
      • This Newman is located in Hanover County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Newman that is located in Stark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Newman.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Newman ...

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.

  • Clearview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
    • Clearview is located in Stark County
  • Crystal Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Crystal Springs is located in Stark County
  • Forty Corners Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forty Corners Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Corners Village
    • Forty Corners Village is located in Stark County
  • Lawndale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawndale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
    • Lawndale is located in Stark County
  • Mayflower Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayflower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
    • Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
  • New England
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New England have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
    • New England is located in Stark County
  • Pauls ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pauls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls
    • Pauls is located in Stark County
  • Rolling Hills Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills Village
    • Rolling Hills Village is located in Stark County
  • Urban Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urban Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban Hill
    • Urban Hill is located in Stark County
  • Walnut Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
    • Walnut Hills is located in Stark County

How Far From Newman to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Newman to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Newman to Canton, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,999 miles [9,654.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,722 miles [10,818 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,598 miles [7,399.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Stark County: www.co.stark.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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- Newman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8312, Longitude: -81.5651       In this case, the coordinates for Newman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Newman 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.
<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 Newman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Newman 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 310.545 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.75 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.00 degrees.









 

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