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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 Newry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newry 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 Newry:
- 40.393692, -78.435947
- 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 Newry
- 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 Blair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blair County
- Since Newry is near Cambria County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Newry
Communities Also Named Newry ...
We found five communities that are also named Newry.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Newry is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Jackson County
- This Newry is located in Jackson County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Newry that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Newry.
- Maine
- Oxford County
- This Newry is located in Oxford County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newry that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Newry.
- Ontario
- This Newry lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Newry that is located in Blair County.
- South Carolina
- Oconee County
- This Newry is located in Oconee County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Newry that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Newry.
- Wisconsin
- Vernon County
- This Newry is located in Vernon County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Newry that is located in Blair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Newry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newry ...
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.
- Cross Keys
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Foot of Ten
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Foot of Ten is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foot of Ten
- Gaysport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gaysport is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaysport
- Hollidaysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loop is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
- Puzzletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reservoir
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reservoir is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Roaring Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rodman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rodman is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Stiffler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stiffler is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiffler
- Sunbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunbrook is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbrook
How Far From Newry 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 Newry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newry and extending to:
- Hollidaysburg, which is the Seat of Blair County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Newry to Harrisburg, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 127 miles [204.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Newry) 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 Newry 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 Newry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3937, Longitude: -78.4359 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.633 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.514 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.743 degrees. |
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