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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 Newport Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newport Ferry 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 Newport Ferry:
- 39.096449, -84.499665
- 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 Newport Ferry
- 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Newport Ferry is near Campbell County and also Kenton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kenton 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 Newport Ferry
Communities Also Named Newport Ferry ...
We found one communities that are also named Newport Ferry.
Within Ohio, the name Newport Ferry is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Newport Ferry in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Autauga County
- This Newport Ferry is located in Autauga County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Newport Ferry that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Newport Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newport Ferry ...
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.
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bucktown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Frenchmens Corner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchmens Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmens Corner
- Idlewild
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Idlewild is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Jerusalem
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Johns Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Johns Hill is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Hill
- Lincoln Court
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lincoln Court is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Court
- Little Bethlehem
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Bethlehem is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bethlehem
- Little Buck ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Little Buck is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Buck
- Lookout Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lookout Heights is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Heights
- Over-The-Rhine
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Over-The-Rhine is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Over-The-Rhine
- Park Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
How Far From Newport Ferry 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 Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newport Ferry and extending to:
- Cincinnati, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Newport Ferry to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 400 miles [643.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Newport Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Newport Ferry 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 Newport Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0964, Longitude: -84.4997 In this case, the coordinates for Newport Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.424 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.636 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.899 degrees. |
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