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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 Baltimore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Baltimore 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 Baltimore:
    • 42.681148, -82.736814
    • 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 Baltimore
  • 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 Macomb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Macomb County
    • Since New Baltimore is near Saint Clair County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Baltimore

Communities Also Named New Baltimore ...

We found eight communities that are also named New Baltimore.

Within Michigan, the name New Baltimore is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Posey County
      • This New Baltimore is located in Posey County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the New Baltimore that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Posey County community of New Baltimore.
    • New York
      • Greene County
      • This New Baltimore is located in Greene County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the east of the New Baltimore that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of New Baltimore.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This New Baltimore is located in Hamilton County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the south southwest of the New Baltimore that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of New Baltimore.
      • Jefferson County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Jefferson County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of New Baltimore.
      • Stark County
      • This New Baltimore is located in Stark County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the south southeast of the New Baltimore that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of New Baltimore.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Somerset County
      • This New Baltimore is located in Somerset County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Baltimore that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of New Baltimore.
      • York County
      • This New Baltimore is located in York County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km] to the east southeast of the New Baltimore that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of New Baltimore.
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This New Baltimore is located in Fauquier County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Baltimore that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of New Baltimore.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Baltimore ...

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.

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

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

  • Mount Clemens, which is the Seat of Macomb County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Baltimore to Mount Clemens, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 396 miles [637.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,572 miles [7,357.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Baltimore) 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 Baltimore, 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 Baltimore 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 Baltimore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6811, Longitude: -82.7368    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.208 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.781 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.903 degrees.