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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 Upton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Upton 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 New Upton:
- 37.508472, -76.512728
- 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 New Upton
- 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
- Since New Upton is near Middlesex County and also Mathews County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mathews 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 New Upton
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Upton ...
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.
- Christchurch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Christchurch is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christchurch
- Dixie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Free Shade Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Free Shade Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Shade Corner
- Freeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Harmony Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Hartfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hornets Nest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hornets Nest is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornets Nest
- Locust Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nohead Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nohead Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nohead Bottom
- Owl Trap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Owl Trap is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Trap
- Piankatank Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Piankatank Shores is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piankatank Shores
- Regent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Regent is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Soles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Soles is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soles
- Stampers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stampers is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampers
- Topping
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Woods Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woods Crossroads is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads
How Far From New Upton 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 New Upton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Upton and extending to:
- Gloucester, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies just to the South.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from New Upton to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 100 miles [160.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,934 miles [9,549.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,511 miles [7,259.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Upton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 New Upton 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 New Upton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5085, Longitude: -76.5127 In this case, the coordinates for New Upton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.667 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.973 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.028 degrees. |
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