Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Brunswick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Brunswick and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Brunswick
- 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 Brunswick:
- 39.944210, -86.522779
- 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 Brunswick
- 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since New Brunswick is near Hendricks County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hendricks 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 Brunswick ...
We found two communities that share the name New Brunswick.
There is one other community in Indiana which is also named New Brunswick.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named New Brunswick in the United States.
- Communities Located In Indiana ...
- Clay County
- This New Brunswick is located in Clay County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the New Brunswick that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of New Brunswick.
- Clay County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Middlesex County
- This New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the east of the New Brunswick that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of New Brunswick.
- New Jersey
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Brunswick ...
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.
- Advance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <3>
- Log Cabin Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Cabin Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Crossroads
- Log Cabin Crossroads is located in Montgomery County
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Raintown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Shepherd
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Stonegate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Stringtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
How Far From New Brunswick 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 Brunswick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Brunswick and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from New Brunswick to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 510 miles [820.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,843 miles [7,794.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Brunswick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Brunswick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Brunswick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9442, Longitude: -86.5228 In this case, the coordinates for New Brunswick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Brunswick to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.712 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.229 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.586 degrees. |