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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in New Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Town and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 New Town:
    • 35.372854, -86.839724
    • 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 New Town
  • 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 New Town ...

We found 24 communities that share the name New Town.

There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named New Town.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 23 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Hardin County
      • This New Town is located in Hardin County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the west of the New Town that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of New Town.
    • Maury County
      • This New Town is located in Maury County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north of the New Town that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of New Town.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This New Town is located in Jackson County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Town that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of New Town.
      • Jefferson County
      • This New Town is located in Jefferson County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the south of the New Town that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of New Town.
      • Montgomery County
      • This New Town is located in Montgomery County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the south of the New Town that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of New Town.
    • Arkansas
      • Carroll County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of New Town [Carroll County].
      • Crawford County
      • This New Town is located in Crawford County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the west of the New Town that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of New Town.
    • Georgia
      • Gordon County
      • This New Town is located in Gordon County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Town that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gordon County community of New Town.
      • Wilkes County
      • This New Town is located in Wilkes County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km] to the east southeast of the New Town that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of New Town.
    • Kansas
      • Coffey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of New Town [Coffey County].
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of New Town [Wicomico County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of New Town [Middlesex County].
    • Mississippi
      • Sunflower County
      • This New Town is located in Sunflower County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Town that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of New Town.
      • Tate County
      • This New Town is located in Tate County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the west southwest of the New Town that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tate County community of New Town.
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of New Town [Mercer County].
    • North Carolina
      • Richmond County
      • This New Town is located in Richmond County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the east of the New Town that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of New Town.
      • Scotland County
      • This New Town is located in Scotland County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km] to the east of the New Town that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of New Town.
    • North Dakota
      • Mountrail County
      • This New Town is located in Mountrail County and lies 1,182 miles [1,902.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the New Town that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mountrail County community of New Town.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Ohio
      • Guernsey County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Guernsey County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of New Town.
      • Hocking County
      • This New Town is located in Hocking County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Town that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of New Town.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This New Town is located in Centre County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Town that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of New Town.
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk City
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of New Town [Norfolk City].
      • Radford City
      • This New Town is located in Radford City and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Town that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Radford City community of New Town.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Town ...

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.

  • Archer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
    • Archer is located in Marshall County
  • Cornersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Diana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
    • Diana is located in Giles County
  • Globe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
    • Globe is located in Marshall County
  • Gnat Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gnat Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnat Grove
    • Gnat Grove is located in Marshall County
  • Graball
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graball have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
    • Graball is located in Marshall County
  • Hickory Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Heights
    • Hickory Heights is located in Marshall County
  • Hillcrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Marshall County
  • Lewisburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lincoln Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Lincoln Park is located in Marshall County
    • Luna
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
      • Luna is located in Marshall County
    • Marshall Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
      • Marshall Heights is located in Marshall County
    • Needmore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
      • Needmore is located in Marshall County
    • Rolling Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
      • Rolling Hills is located in Marshall County
    • Yell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
      • Yell is located in Marshall County

How Far From New Town 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 New Town to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Town and extending to:

  • Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from New Town to Nashville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 591 miles [951.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,180 miles [11,555.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Town. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallcountytn.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.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- New Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3729, Longitude: -86.8397       In this case, the coordinates for New Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that New Town could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 New Town to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.799 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.686 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.90 degrees.









 

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