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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 Newland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newland 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 Newland:
    • 36.248968, -84.392990
    • 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 Newland
  • 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
    • Since Newland is near Campbell County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Newland

Communities Also Named Newland ...

We found seven communities that are also named Newland.

Within Tennessee, the name Newland is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Jasper County
      • This Newland is located in Jasper County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Newland that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Newland.
    • Michigan
      • Manistee County
      • This Newland is located in Manistee County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the north of the Newland that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manistee County community of Newland.
    • Missouri
      • Pettis County
      • This Newland is located in Pettis County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Newland that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pettis County community of Newland.
    • Nevada
      • Lincoln 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 Nevada community of Newland [Lincoln County].
    • North Carolina
      • Avery County
      • This Newland is located in Avery County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the east of the Newland that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avery County community of Newland.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Newland is located in Berkeley County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Newland that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Newland.
    • Virginia
      • Richmond County
      • This Newland is located in Richmond County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Newland that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Newland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Newland ...

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.

  • Buffalo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Charleys Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Charleys Branch is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleys Branch
  • Clinchmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Clinchmore is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchmore
  • Dean
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Dean is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
  • Lone Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lone Mountain is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
  • Norma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Norma is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
    • Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
  • Peewee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Peewee is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
  • Roberts Ford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Roberts Ford is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ford
  • Rosedale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosedale is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Round Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Round Rock is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Rock
  • Slick Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Slick Rock is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
  • Smoky Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Smoky Junction is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Junction
  • Stainville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stainville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stainville

How Far From Newland to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Newland to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Newland once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Newland and extending to:

  • Huntsville, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Newland to Huntsville, 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.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the west (W). 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 442 miles [711.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,323 miles [10,175.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Newland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Newland 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 Newland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2490, Longitude: -84.3930       In this case, the coordinates for Newland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.335 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.124 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.654 degrees.