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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 Hanover, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Hanover 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 Hanover:
- 38.386720, -90.227337
- 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 Hanover
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since New Hanover is near Saint Louis County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Hanover
Communities Also Named New Hanover ...
We found one communities that are also named New Hanover.
Within Illinois, the name New Hanover is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named New Hanover in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This New Hanover is located in Montgomery County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Hanover that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of New Hanover.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Hanover ...
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.
- Arnold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <2>
- Bixby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bixby is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- Bushburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bushburg is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushburg
- Cliff Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cliff Cave is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Cave
- Floraville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Floraville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floraville
- Fountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Fountain Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fountain Gap is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Gap
- Imperial
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Madonnaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Maxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Point ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Point is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sunnyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Vulcan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vulcan is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Wartburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
How Far From New Hanover 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 Hanover to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Hanover and extending to:
- Waterloo, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from New Hanover to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 711 miles [1,144.2 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,064 miles [8,149.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Hanover) 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 Hanover 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 Hanover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3867, Longitude: -90.2273 In this case, the coordinates for New Hanover have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.082 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.732 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.717 degrees. |
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