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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 Era, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Era 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 Era:
- 41.466141, -90.892091
- 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 Era
- 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 Muscatine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muscatine County
- Since New Era is near Rock Island County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rock Island County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Era
Communities Also Named New Era ...
We found ten communities that are also named New Era.
Within Iowa, the name New Era is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Sumter County
- This New Era is located in Sumter County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km]<1> to the south southeast of the New Era that is located in Muscatine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of New Era.
- Indiana
- DeKalb County
- This New Era is located in DeKalb County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the east of the New Era that is located in Muscatine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of New Era.
- Louisiana
- Concordia Parish
- This New Era is located in Concordia Parish and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the south of the New Era that is located in Muscatine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of New Era.
- Michigan
- Oceana County
- This New Era is located in Oceana County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Era that is located in Muscatine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oceana County community of New Era.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of New Era [Clackamas County].
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- This New Era is located in Bradford County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the east of the New Era that is located in Muscatine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of New Era.
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This New Era is located in Cumberland County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Era that is located in Muscatine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of New Era.
- Perry County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of New Era [Perry County].
- Sevier County
- This New Era is located in Sevier County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km] to the southeast of the New Era that is located in Muscatine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of New Era.
- West Virginia
- Jackson County
- This New Era is located in Jackson County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Era that is located in Muscatine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of New Era.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Era ...
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.
- Blue Grass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Illinois City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Pleasant Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Sweetland Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetland Center is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland Center
How Far From New Era 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 Era to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Era and extending to:
- Muscatine, which is the Seat of Muscatine County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from New Era to Des Moines, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 751 miles [1,208.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,320 miles [10,171.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,064 miles [11,368.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,952 miles [7,969.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Era) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Era, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 New Era 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 Era. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4661, Longitude: -90.8921 In this case, the coordinates for New Era have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.617 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.766 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.303 degrees. |
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