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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 City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New City 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 City:
- 39.670329, -89.535372
- 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 City
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sangamon County
- Since New City is near Christian County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 City
Communities Also Named New City ...
We found four communities that are also named New City.
There is one other community in Illinois that is also named New City.
Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Cook County
- This New City is located in Cook County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the New City that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of New City.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Piscataquis County
- This New City is located in Piscataquis County and lies 1,127 miles [1,813.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New City that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of New City.
- New York
- Rockland County
- This New City is located in Rockland County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New City that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockland County community of New City.
- Wisconsin
- Trempealeau 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 Wisconsin community of New City [Trempealeau County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near New City ...
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.
- Berry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berry is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Blueville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blueville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueville
- Cascade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cascade is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cotton Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Edinburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glenarm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jess is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jess
- Mildred
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mildred is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Shale Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shale Bluff is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale Bluff
- Woodside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From New City 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 City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New City and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Sangamon County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from New City to Springfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 669 miles [1,076.7 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 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,360 miles [10,235.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,097 miles [11,421.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,978 miles [8,011.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New City) 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 City, 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 City 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 City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6703, Longitude: -89.5354 In this case, the coordinates for New City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.671 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.435 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.086 degrees. |
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