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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 Newby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newby 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 Newby:
- 31.360288, -96.17829
- 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 Newby
- 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 Leon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leon County
- Since Newby is near Limestone County and also Freestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Freestone 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 Newby
Communities Also Named Newby ...
We found four communities that are also named Newby.
Within Texas, the name Newby is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coffee County
- This Newby is located in Coffee County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the east of the Newby that is located in Leon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Newby.
- Illinois
- Coles County
- This Newby is located in Coles County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newby that is located in Leon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coles County community of Newby.
- Kentucky
- Madison County
- This Newby is located in Madison County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newby that is located in Leon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Newby.
- Oklahoma
- Creek County
- This Newby is located in Creek County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the north of the Newby that is located in Leon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Creek County community of Newby.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newby ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Freestone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Long Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Hollow is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Luna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Luna is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Margie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Margie is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margie
- Marshy Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marshy Springs is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshy Springs
- Robbins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robbins is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Round Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Round Prairie is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
How Far From Newby 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 Newby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newby and extending to:
- Centerville, which is the Seat of Leon County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Newby to Centerville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,035 miles [11,321.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,764 miles [12,494.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,640 miles [9,076.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Newby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Newby 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 Newby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3603, Longitude: -96.1783 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.344 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.605 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.54 degrees. |
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