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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 Germany, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Germany 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 Germany:
    • 44.882650, -93.973176
    • 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 Germany
  • 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 Germany ...

We found five communities that share the name New Germany.

Within Minnesota, the name New Germany is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, three are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Garrett County
      • This New Germany is located in Garrett County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Germany that is located in Carver County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of New Germany.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This New Germany lies 1,427 miles [2,296.5 km]<1> to the east of the New Germany that is located in Carver County.
    • Ohio
      • Greene County
      • This New Germany is located in Greene County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Germany that is located in Carver County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of New Germany.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of New Germany.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • This New Germany is located in Cambria County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Germany that is located in Carver County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of New Germany.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Germany ...

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.

  • Coney Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coney Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
    • Coney Island is located in Carver County
  • Howard Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lester Prairie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Prairie
    • Lester Prairie is located in McLeod County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lester Prairie <4>
  • Maple
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
    • Maple is located in Carver County
  • Plato
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plato have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
    • Plato is located in McLeod County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato <4>
  • Rice Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
    • Rice Lake is located in Wright County
  • Silver Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Silver Lake is located in McLeod County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <4>
  • Sunrise Court
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Court
    • Sunrise Court is located in McLeod County
  • Young America
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
    • Young America is located in Carver County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young America <4>

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

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

  • Chaska, which is the Seat of Carver County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Germany to Chaska, with an average speed<5> 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 6 hours.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 961 miles [1,546.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,916 miles [7,911.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Carver County: www.co.carver.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.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 Germany) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Germany. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8826, Longitude: -93.9732       In this case, the coordinates for New Germany have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that New Germany could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<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 Germany 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 318.797 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.718 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.053 degrees.




 

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