Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Newville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Newville
- 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 Newville:
- 40.171199, -77.399707
- 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 Newville
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Newville is near Perry County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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
Communities Also Named Newville ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Newville.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Newville.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Bucks County
- Lancaster County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Indiana
- New York
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Newville lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newville that is located in Cumberland County.
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- This Newville lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Newville that is located in Cumberland County.
- Ohio
- Virginia
- Prince George County
- This Newville is located in Prince George County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the south of the Newville that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George County community of Newville.
- Sussex County
- This Newville is located in Sussex County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the south of the Newville that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Newville.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newville ...
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.
- Bears Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Big Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Cobblesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobblesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblesville
- Cobblesville is located in Cumberland County
- Green Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Green Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Hays Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Grove
- Hays Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Hockersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
- Hockersville is located in Cumberland County
- Huntsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Mount Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
- Mount Rock is located in Cumberland County
- Walnut Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bottom
- Walnut Bottom is located in Cumberland County
How Far From Newville 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 Newville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newville and extending to:
- Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Newville to Carlisle, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,859 miles [9,429.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,445 miles [7,153.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Newville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1712, Longitude: -77.3997 In this case, the coordinates for Newville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Newville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.02 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.784 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.372 degrees. |