Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in East Newbern, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Newbern and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for East Newbern

• 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 East Newbern:
  • 39.014492, -90.313446
  • 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 East Newbern

• 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 Jersey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jersey County
  • Since East Newbern is near Madison County and also Saint Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles 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 East Newbern

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Newbern ...

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.

• Black Walnut
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
• Deer Plain
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
• Democrat Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Democrat Spring is located in Jersey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat Spring
• Fidelity
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fidelity is located in Jersey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fidelity <1>
• Kane
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Kane is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <1>
• Lockhaven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lockhaven is located in Jersey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhaven
• Marshall Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Marshall Landing is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Landing
• Miles Station
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
• Nutwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Nutwood is located in Jersey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
• Orchard Farm
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orchard Farm is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Farm
• Otterville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Otterville is located in Jersey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
• Rosedale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Rosedale is located in Jersey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Shoveltown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Shoveltown is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoveltown

How Far From East Newbern 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 East Newbern to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in East Newbern and extending to:

• Jerseyville, which is the Seat of Jersey County, lies just to the North.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from East Newbern to Springfield, 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 712 miles [1,145.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,039 miles [8,109.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'