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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Newport News, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newport News 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 Newport News:
- 37.088327, -76.483459
- 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 Newport News
- 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 Newport News
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newport News ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- College Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- College Park is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Deep Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Deep Creek is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Deer Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deer Park is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Harpersville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harpersville is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville
- Ivy Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy Farms is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Farms
- Kentucky Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kentucky Farms is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Farms
- Mammoth Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mammoth Oak is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Oak
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Maxwell Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maxwell Garden is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Garden
- Nicewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nicewood is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicewood
- Oyster Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oyster Point is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Point
- Poor Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Poor Farm is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm
- Red Hill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Willow Green
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willow Green is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
How Far From Newport News 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 city such as Newport News to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Newport News and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Newport News to Richmond, with an average speed<2> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 128 miles [206 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,526 miles [7,283.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newport News) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Newport News 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 Newport News. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0883, Longitude: -76.4835 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.673 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.916 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.174 degrees. |
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