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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 New Castle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Castle and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 New Castle:
    • 40.593559, -111.978826
    • 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 New Castle
  • 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 New Castle ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name New Castle.

Within Utah, the name New Castle is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This New Castle is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,462 miles [2,352.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Castle that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of New Castle.
    • Colorado
      • Garfield County
      • This New Castle is located in Garfield County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Castle that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of New Castle.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This New Castle is located in New Castle County and lies 1,909 miles [3,072.2 km]<1> to the east of the New Castle that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of New Castle.
    • Illinois
      • Saline 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 Illinois community of New Castle [Saline County].
      • Tazewell 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 Illinois community of New Castle [Tazewell County].
    • Indiana
      • Henry County
      • This New Castle is located in Henry County and lies 1,397 miles [2,248.3 km]<1> to the east of the New Castle that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of New Castle.
    • Kentucky
      • Henry County
      • This New Castle is located in Henry County and lies 1,430 miles [2,301.4 km]<1> to the east of the New Castle that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of New Castle.
    • Missouri
      • Gentry 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 Missouri community of New Castle [Gentry County].
      • Johnson County
      • This New Castle is located in Johnson County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the east of the New Castle that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of New Castle.
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This New Castle is located in Rockingham County and lies 2,108 miles [3,392.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Castle that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of New Castle.
    • New York
      • Westchester 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 New York community of New Castle [Westchester County].
    • North Carolina
      • Wilkes 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 North Carolina community of New Castle [Wilkes County].
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This New Castle is located in Belmont County and lies 1,621 miles [2,608.7 km]<1> to the east of the New Castle that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of New Castle.
      • Coshocton 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 Ohio community of New Castle [Coshocton County].
      • Lawrence County
      • This New Castle is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,557 miles [2,505.7 km] to the east of the New Castle that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of New Castle.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This New Castle is located in Clearfield County and lies 1,749 miles [2,814.7 km]<1> to the east of the New Castle that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of New Castle.
      • Lawrence County
      • This New Castle is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,644 miles [2,645.8 km] to the east of the New Castle that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of New Castle.
      • Schuylkill 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 Pennsylvania community of New Castle [Schuylkill County].
    • Virginia
      • Craig County
      • This New Castle is located in Craig County and lies 1,712 miles [2,755.2 km]<1> to the east of the New Castle that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craig County community of New Castle.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Castle ...

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.

  • Angle View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angle View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle View
    • Angle View is located in Salt Lake County
  • Clover Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hills
    • Clover Hills is located in Salt Lake County
  • Coral Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Heights
    • Coral Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  • Crystal Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
    • Crystal Hills is located in Salt Lake County
  • Diamondville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
    • Diamondville is located in Salt Lake County
  • Dixie Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Valley
    • Dixie Valley is located in Salt Lake County
  • Edenbrooke
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenbrooke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenbrooke
    • Edenbrooke is located in Salt Lake County
  • Featherwood Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Featherwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherwood Village
    • Featherwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
  • Fox Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
    • Fox Hills is located in Salt Lake County
  • Georgetown ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Salt Lake County
  • Greenfield Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Meadows
    • Greenfield Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
  • Happy Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
    • Happy Valley is located in Salt Lake County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Heritage Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
      • Heritage Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Horizon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horizon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon
      • Horizon is located in Salt Lake County
    • Ledgewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
      • Ledgewood is located in Salt Lake County
    • Majestic Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Majestic Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Heights
      • Majestic Heights is located in Salt Lake County
    • Meadow Lane
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
      • Meadow Lane is located in Salt Lake County
    • Meadow View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
      • Meadow View is located in Salt Lake County
    • Meadowridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
      • Meadowridge is located in Salt Lake County
    • Purple Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purple Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Hills
      • Purple Hills is located in Salt Lake County
    • Skyview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
      • Skyview is located in Salt Lake County
    • Summerwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
      • Summerwood is located in Salt Lake County
    • Twin Lakes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Twin Lakes is located in Salt Lake County
    • Valley High
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley High have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley High
      • Valley High is located in Salt Lake County

How Far From New Castle 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 New Castle to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Castle and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Castle to Salt Lake City, 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.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,846 miles [2,970.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 105 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,011 miles [11,283.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,779 miles [12,519.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,758 miles [9,266.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Castle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Castle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Castle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5936, Longitude: -111.9788       In this case, the coordinates for New Castle 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 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 New Castle 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 New Castle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<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 New Castle 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 331.977 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.534 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.831 degrees.




 

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