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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 Auburn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Auburn and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Auburn:
    • 41.753923, -87.646716
    • 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 Auburn
  • 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 Cook County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
    • Since New Auburn is near Lake County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage 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 Auburn

Communities Also Named New Auburn ...

We found three communities that are also named New Auburn.

Within Illinois, the name New Auburn is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Androscoggin County
      • This New Auburn is located in Androscoggin County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Auburn that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Androscoggin County community of New Auburn.
    • Minnesota
      • Sibley County
      • This New Auburn is located in Sibley County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the New Auburn that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sibley County community of New Auburn.
    • Wisconsin
      • Chippewa County
      • This New Auburn is located in Chippewa County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the New Auburn that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of New Auburn.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Auburn ...

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.

  • Back of the Yards
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Back of the Yards is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back of the Yards
  • Beverly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Beverly is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Evergreen Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Forestville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Forestville is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Fuller Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fuller Park is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Park
  • Gage Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gage Park is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage Park
  • Grand Boulevard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Grand Boulevard is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Boulevard
  • Grand Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Grand Crossing is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
  • Grant Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grant Village is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
  • Hometown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Italian Bowery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Italian Bowery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Bowery
  • Mexico
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mexico is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • New City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • New City is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
    • New Patch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • New Patch is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Patch
    • Pierces Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pierces Park is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Park
    • Poverty Row
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Poverty Row is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Row
    • Roseland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Roseland is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Stony Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Stony Island is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Island
    • Whiskey Row
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Whiskey Row is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Row
    • Woodlawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodlawn is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From New Auburn 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 Auburn to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Auburn and extending to:

  • Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies just to the North.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from New Auburn to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 591 miles [951.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,810 miles [7,740.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Auburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Auburn 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 Auburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7539, Longitude: -87.6467       In this case, the coordinates for New Auburn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.446 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.325 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.61 degrees.