Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Berlin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Berlin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Berlin
- 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 Berlin:
- 39.726051, -89.914506
- 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 New Berlin
- 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 Sangamon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sangamon County
- Since New Berlin is near Morgan County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- eBird sighting report for Cass 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
Communities Also Named New Berlin ...
We found eight communities that share the name New Berlin.
Within Illinois, the name New Berlin is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Duval County
- This New Berlin is located in Duval County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Berlin that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of New Berlin.
- New York
- Chenango County
- This New Berlin is located in Chenango County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Berlin that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of New Berlin.
- North Carolina
- Columbus County
- This New Berlin is located in Columbus County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Berlin that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of New Berlin.
- Ohio
- Erie County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Erie County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of New Berlin.
- Stark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of New Berlin [Stark County].
- Pennsylvania
- Union County
- This New Berlin is located in Union County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the east of the New Berlin that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of New Berlin.
- Texas
- Guadalupe County
- This New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the New Berlin that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of New Berlin.
- Wisconsin
- Waukesha County
- This New Berlin is located in Waukesha County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the New Berlin that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of New Berlin.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Berlin ...
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.
- Archer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Berlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Claysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Claysville is located in Sangamon County
- Cody
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
- Island Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove
- Island Grove is located in Sangamon County
- Knapp
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Maxwell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Orleans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Pleasant Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasant Plains is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Plains <5>
- Riddle Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddle Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Hill
- Riddle Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Yeomans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From New Berlin 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 village such as New Berlin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Berlin and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Sangamon County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Berlin to Springfield, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 689 miles [1,108.8 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 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,372 miles [10,254.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,109 miles [11,440.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,991 miles [8,032.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for New Berlin: www.newberlin.il.us/
The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Berlin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Berlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7261, Longitude: -89.9145 In this case, the coordinates for New Berlin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Berlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that New Berlin could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Berlin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.922 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.732 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.254 degrees. |