Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Market, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Market and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Market
- 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 Market:
- 44.573019, -93.353557
- 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 Market
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since New Market is near Rice County and also Dakota County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rice County
- eBird sighting report for Dakota 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 Market ...
We found 25 communities that share the name New Market.
Within Minnesota, the name New Market is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This New Market is located in Madison County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the New Market that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of New Market.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This New Market is located in Sussex County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Market that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of New Market.
- Georgia
- Monroe County
- 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 Georgia community of New Market [Monroe County].
- Illinois
- Gallatin County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of New Market [Gallatin County].
- Indiana
- Clark County
- This New Market is located in Clark County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Market that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of New Market.
- Montgomery County
- This New Market is located in Montgomery County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km] to the southeast of the New Market that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of New Market.
- Iowa
- Taylor County
- This New Market is located in Taylor County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the New Market that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of New Market.
- Kentucky
- Marion County
- This New Market is located in Marion County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Market that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of New Market.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This New Market is located in Frederick County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Market that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of New Market.
- Missouri
- Platte County
- This New Market is located in Platte County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the New Market that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of New Market.
- Polk County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Polk County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of New Market.
- New Jersey
- Middlesex County
- This New Market is located in Middlesex County and lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<1> to the east of the New Market that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of New Market.
- New York
- Niagara County
- 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 New York community of New Market [Niagara County].
- North Carolina
- Randolph County
- This New Market is located in Randolph County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Market that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of New Market.
- Ohio
- Geauga County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Geauga County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of New Market.
- Highland County
- This New Market is located in Highland County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Market that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of New Market.
- Lake County
- This community is historic and although located in Lake County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of New Market.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This New Market is located in York County and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Market that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of New Market.
- South Carolina
- Abbeville County
- 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 South Carolina community of New Market [Abbeville County].
- Darlington County
- This New Market is located in Darlington County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Market that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of New Market.
- Greenwood County
- This New Market is located in Greenwood County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km] to the southeast of the New Market that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of New Market.
- Williamsburg County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of New Market [Williamsburg County].
- Tennessee
- Jefferson County
- This New Market is located in Jefferson County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Market that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of New Market.
- Virginia
- Prince William County
- This New Market is located in Prince William County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Market that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of New Market.
- Shenandoah County
- This New Market is located in Shenandoah County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km] to the east southeast of the New Market that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shenandoah County community of New Market.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Market ...
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.
- Antlers Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antlers Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers Park
- Antlers Park is located in Dakota County
- Castle Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
- Cedar Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
- Credit River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Credit River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
- Credit River is located in Scott County
- Deer Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Eureka Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
- Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lakeville is located in Dakota County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,583 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <5>
- Little Chicago
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Little Chicago is located in Rice County
- Lydia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Orchard Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Garden
- Orchard Garden is located in Dakota County
- Wheatland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From New Market 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 city such as New Market to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Market and extending to:
- Shakopee, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Market to Shakopee, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 925 miles [1,488.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for New Market: www.newmarketcity.com/
The official website for Scott County: www.co.scott.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Market) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Market. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5730, Longitude: -93.3536 In this case, the coordinates for New Market 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Market 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> | 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 Market, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Market to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.357 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.175 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.795 degrees. |