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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Newcastle
- 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:
- 33.195034, -98.743560
- 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 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 Young County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Young County
- Since Newcastle is near Throckmorton County and also Archer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Throckmorton County
- eBird sighting report for Archer 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Newcastle ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Newcastle.
Within Texas, the name Newcastle is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout 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
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Newcastle lies 1,697 miles [2,731.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Newcastle that is located in Young County.
- California
- Florida
- Illinois
- 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
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Newcastle lies 1,973 miles [3,175.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Newcastle that is located in Young County.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Newcastle lies 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Newcastle that is located in Young County.
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Washington
- Wyoming
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.
- Eliasville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville
- Eliasville is located in Young County
- Farmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Farmer is located in Young County
- Graham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Young County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,568 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <4>
- Jean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Loving
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving
- Loving is located in Young County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loving <4>
- Murray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Murray is located in Young County
- Proffitt Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proffitt Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt Crossing
- Proffitt Crossing is located in Young County
- Red Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Twin Mountains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Mountains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Mountains
- Twin Mountains is located in Young County
How Far From Newcastle 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 city 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:
- Graham, which is the Seat of Young County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Newcastle to Graham, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 210 miles [338 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,270 miles [2,043.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,774 miles [12,511 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,657 miles [9,104.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newcastle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 'straight-line' (or 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newcastle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1950, Longitude: -98.7436 In this case, the coordinates for Newcastle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.312 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.151 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.503 degrees. |