Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Newstead Farm, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newstead Farm and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Newstead Farm
- 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 Newstead Farm:
- 37.256260, -77.275811
- 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 Newstead Farm
- 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 Prince George County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Prince George County
- Since Newstead Farm is near Hopewell City and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hopewell City
- eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newstead Farm ...
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 Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Level
- Cedar Level is located in Hopewell City
- Five Forks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Hopewell City
- Friend ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Hopewell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <2>
- Jordans Point ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordans Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Point
- Jordans Point is located in Prince George County
- Merchants Hope ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merchants Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchants Hope
- Merchants Hope is located in Prince George County
- Prince George
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prince George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince George
- Prince George is located in Prince George County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prince George <2>
- Rivers Edge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivers Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
- Rivers Edge is located in Prince George County
How Far From Newstead Farm 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 Newstead Farm to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Newstead Farm and extending to:
- Prince George, which is the Seat of Prince George County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Newstead Farm to Richmond, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 114 miles [183.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,977 miles [9,619 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newstead Farm. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Prince George County: www.princegeorgeva.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Newstead Farm) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newstead Farm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2563, Longitude: -77.2758 In this case, the coordinates for Newstead Farm have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Newstead Farm to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.119 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.45 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.426 degrees. |