Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Newtonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newtonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Newtonville
- 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 Newtonville:
- 29.652178, -97.194988
- 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 Newtonville
- 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 Gonzales County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gonzales County
- Since Newtonville is near Lavaca County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lavaca County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Newtonville ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Newtonville.
Within Texas, the name Newtonville is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Fayette County
- This Newtonville is located in Fayette County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Newtonville that is located in Gonzales County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Newtonville.
- Indiana
- Spencer County
- This Newtonville is located in Spencer County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newtonville that is located in Gonzales County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Newtonville.
- Iowa
- Buchanan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Newtonville [Buchanan County].
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Newtonville is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,685 miles [2,711.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newtonville that is located in Gonzales County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Newtonville.
- Michigan
- Baraga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Newtonville [Baraga County].
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Newtonville [Attala County].
- New Jersey
- Atlantic County
- This Newtonville is located in Atlantic County and lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newtonville that is located in Gonzales County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Newtonville.
- New York
- Albany County
- This Newtonville is located in Albany County and lies 1,578 miles [2,539.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newtonville that is located in Gonzales County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Newtonville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Newtonville lies 2,069 miles [3,329.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newtonville that is located in Gonzales County.
- Ontario
- This Newtonville lies 1,424 miles [2,291.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newtonville that is located in Gonzales County.
- South Carolina
- Marlboro County
- This Newtonville is located in Marlboro County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Newtonville that is located in Gonzales County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Newtonville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newtonville ...
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.
- Cistern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
- Former names for Cistern:
- Cockrell's Hill
- Milton
- Whiteside's Prairie
- Colony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Comanche Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Crossing
- Comanche Crossing is located in Gonzales County
- Elm Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Little New York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little New York have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little New York
- Little New York is located in Gonzales County
- Nickel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Sandy Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
- Saturn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Newtonville 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 Newtonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newtonville and extending to:
- Gonzales, which is the Seat of Gonzales County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Newtonville to Gonzales, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,311 miles [2,109.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,164 miles [11,529.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,890 miles [12,697.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newtonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Newtonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newtonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6522, Longitude: -97.1950 In this case, the coordinates for Newtonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Newtonville 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. |
| <3> | 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 Newtonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Newtonville 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 319.759 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.877 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.133 degrees. |