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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New City
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Christian County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named New City ...
We found four communities that share the name New City.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named New City.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- New York
- Wisconsin
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) - Blueville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Cascade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Cotton Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Edinburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <4>
- Glenarm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenarm
- Glenarm is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenarm <4>
- Jess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Mildred
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Shale Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shale Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale Bluff
- Shale Bluff is located in Sangamon County
- Woodside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From New City 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 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,978 miles [8,011.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New City) to Point B.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). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.671 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.435 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.086 degrees. |