Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Newtown Grant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newtown Grant and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Newtown Grant
- 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 Newtown Grant:
- 40.260108, -74.954889
- 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 Newtown Grant
- 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bucks County
- Since Newtown Grant is near Mercer County and also Hunterdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- eBird sighting report for Hunterdon 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newtown Grant ...
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.
- Bear Tavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Tavern
- Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County (NJ)
- Breadysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breadysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breadysville
- Breadysville is located in Bucks County
- Bridgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Bridgetown is located in Bucks County
- Bucktoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Casey Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village
- Casey Village is located in Bucks County
- Churchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Churchville is located in Bucks County
- Deer Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Fairless Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairless Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairless Junction
- Fairless Junction is located in Bucks County
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Bucks County
- Forest Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Bucks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Grove <2>
- Glenlake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Bucks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <2>
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- Hood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Ivybrook Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivybrook Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivybrook Ridge
- Ivybrook Ridge is located in Bucks County
- Ivygreene Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivygreene Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivygreene Run
- Ivygreene Run is located in Bucks County
- Little Italy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Little Italy is located in Bucks County
- Maple Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
- Maple Point is located in Bucks County
- Mozart
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Reeder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Rushland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushland
- Rushland is located in Bucks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushland <2>
- Ryans Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Corner
- Ryans Corner is located in Bucks County
- Stoopville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoopville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoopville
- Stoopville is located in Bucks County
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hood
How Far From Newtown Grant 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 Newtown Grant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Newtown Grant and extending to:
- Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Newtown Grant to Doylestown, 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west (W). 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 145 miles [233.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,335 miles [6,976.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newtown Grant. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newtown Grant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newtown Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2601, Longitude: -74.9549 In this case, the coordinates for Newtown Grant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Newtown Grant to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.551 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.134 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.273 degrees. |