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:
34.725142, -82.909048
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.
We found five communities that share the name Newry.
Within South Carolina, the name Newry is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another five communities that are located throughout 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 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Newry that is located in Oconee 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 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newry that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Newry.
Ontario
This Newry lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the north of the Newry that is located in Oconee County.
Pennsylvania
Blair County
This Newry is located in Blair County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Newry that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Newry.
Wisconsin
Vernon County
This Newry is located in Vernon County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Newry that is located in Oconee 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.
Cherokee Gardens (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 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:
Walhalla, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Newry to Walhalla, with an average speed<3> 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.
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 433 miles [696.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7251, Longitude: -82.9090
<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 Newry 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 311.418 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.853 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.457 degrees.