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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 Era, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Era 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 Era:
- 41.293938, -85.121360
- 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 Era
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since New Era is near Noble County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Era
Communities Also Named New Era ...
We found ten communities that are also named New Era.
Within Indiana, the name New Era is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Sumter County
- This New Era is located in Sumter County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the south of the New Era that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of New Era.
- Iowa
- Muscatine County
- This New Era is located in Muscatine County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the west of the New Era that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscatine County community of New Era.
- Louisiana
- Concordia Parish
- This New Era is located in Concordia Parish and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the New Era that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of New Era.
- Michigan
- Oceana County
- This New Era is located in Oceana County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the New Era that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oceana County community of New Era.
- Oregon
- Clackamas 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 Oregon community of New Era [Clackamas County].
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- This New Era is located in Bradford County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the east of the New Era that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of New Era.
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This New Era is located in Cumberland County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the south of the New Era that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of New Era.
- Perry 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 Tennessee community of New Era [Perry County].
- Sevier County
- This New Era is located in Sevier County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km] to the south southeast of the New Era that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of New Era.
- West Virginia
- Jackson County
- This New Era is located in Jackson County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Era that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of New Era.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Era ...
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.
- Academie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Academie is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academie
- Allen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cedar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Cedar Canyons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Canyons is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Canyons
- Cedar Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Shores is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shores
- Cedarville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Huntertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Royville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Royville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royville
- Swan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Swan is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
How Far From New Era to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Era to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Era and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from New Era to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 457 miles [735.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,848 miles [11,020.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,727 miles [7,607.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Era) 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 Era, 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 Era 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 Era. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2939, Longitude: -85.1214 In this case, the coordinates for New Era have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.797 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.38 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.52 degrees. |
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