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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 Lebanon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Lebanon 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 Lebanon:
    • 42.097370, -88.602844
    • 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 Lebanon
  • 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 Lebanon ...

We found five communities that share the name New Lebanon.

Within Illinois, the name New Lebanon is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Sullivan County
      • This New Lebanon is located in Sullivan County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the New Lebanon that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of New Lebanon.
    • Missouri
      • Cooper County
      • This New Lebanon is located in Cooper County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the New Lebanon that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooper County community of New Lebanon.
    • New York
      • Columbia County
      • This New Lebanon is located in Columbia County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the east of the New Lebanon that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of New Lebanon.
    • Ohio
      • Montgomery County
      • This New Lebanon is located in Montgomery County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Lebanon that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of New Lebanon.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mercer County
      • This New Lebanon is located in Mercer County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the east of the New Lebanon that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of New Lebanon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Lebanon ...

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.

  • Charter Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Coral
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral
    • Coral is located in McHenry County
  • Five Points
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in DeKalb County
  • Freeman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freeman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Freeman is located in Kane County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Freeman
    • From New Lebanon to Freeman
  • Harmony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in McHenry County
  • Herbert
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
    • Herbert is located in Boone County
  • Hidden Lakes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lakes
    • Hidden Lakes is located in Kane County
  • Indian Trails
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trails
    • Indian Trails is located in McHenry County
  • Plato Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plato Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato Center
    • Plato Center is located in Kane County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato Center <4>
  • Silent Meadow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silent Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Meadow
    • Silent Meadow is located in Kane County
  • Starks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in McHenry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
  • Wildwood Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Valley
    • Wildwood Valley is located in Kane County

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

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

  • Sycamore, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from New Lebanon to Springfield, with an average speed<5>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 645 miles [1,038 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Lebanon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for DeKalb County: www.dekalbcounty.org/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Lebanon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Lebanon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0974, Longitude: -88.6028    
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Lebanon 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 315.081 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.099 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.987 degrees.




 

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