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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 Newcastle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newcastle 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 Newcastle:
- 35.220135, -89.17498
- 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 Newcastle
- 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 Hardeman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardeman County
- Since Newcastle is near Fayette County and also Haywood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Haywood 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 Newcastle
Communities Also Named Newcastle ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named Newcastle.
Within Tennessee, the name Newcastle is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alberta community of Newcastle.
- Arkansas
- Saint Francis County
- This Newcastle is located in Saint Francis County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the west of the Newcastle that is located in Hardeman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francis County community of Newcastle.
- British Columbia
- This Newcastle lies 1,997 miles [3,213.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Newcastle that is located in Hardeman County.
- California
- Placer County
- This Newcastle is located in Placer County and lies 1,770 miles [2,848.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Newcastle that is located in Hardeman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Newcastle.
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Newcastle is located in Duval County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Newcastle that is located in Hardeman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Newcastle.
- Illinois
- Saline County
- This Newcastle is located in Saline County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<2> to the north of the Newcastle that is located in Hardeman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Newcastle.
- Kansas
- Cherokee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Newcastle [Cherokee County].
- Leavenworth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Newcastle [Leavenworth County].
- Maine
- Lincoln County
- This Newcastle is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Newcastle that is located in Hardeman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Newcastle.
- Nebraska
- Dixon County
- This Newcastle is located in Dixon County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Newcastle that is located in Hardeman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dixon County community of Newcastle.
- New Brunswick
- This Newcastle lies 1,463 miles [2,354.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Newcastle that is located in Hardeman County.
- Ohio
- Coshocton County
- This Newcastle is located in Coshocton County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Newcastle that is located in Hardeman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Newcastle.
- Oklahoma
- McClain County
- This Newcastle is located in McClain County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<2> to the west of the Newcastle that is located in Hardeman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McClain County community of Newcastle.
- Ontario
- This Newcastle lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Newcastle that is located in Hardeman County.
- Texas
- Young County
- This Newcastle is located in Young County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<2> to the west of the Newcastle that is located in Hardeman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Young County community of Newcastle.
- Utah
- Iron County
- This Newcastle is located in Iron County and lies 1,360 miles [2,188.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Newcastle that is located in Hardeman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Newcastle.
- Washington
- King County
- This Newcastle is located in King County and lies 1,889 miles [3,040.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Newcastle that is located in Hardeman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Newcastle.
- Wyoming
- Weston County
- This Newcastle is located in Weston County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Newcastle that is located in Hardeman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weston County community of Newcastle.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newcastle ...
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.
- Cedar Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Chapel is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Chapel
- Center Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dancyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Feathers Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
- Forty Five
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Moorman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moorman is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorman
- Powers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Powers is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Rather
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rather is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rather
- Shandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
How Far From Newcastle to ...
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 Newcastle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newcastle and extending to:
- Bolivar, which is the Seat of Hardeman County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Newcastle to Bolivar, 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 714 miles [1,149.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,163 miles [8,309 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Newcastle 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newcastle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Newcastle 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 Newcastle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2201, Longitude: -89.1750 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.242 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.331 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.929 degrees. |
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