Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Sweden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Sweden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Sweden
- 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 Sweden:
- 44.413045, -94.190227
- 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 Sweden
- 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 Nicollet County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nicollet County
- Since New Sweden is near Sibley County and also Le Sueur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sibley County
- eBird sighting report for Le Sueur 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 Sweden ...
We found three communities that share the name New Sweden.
Within Minnesota, the name New Sweden is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Bonneville County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of New Sweden [Bonneville County].
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This New Sweden is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,263 miles [2,032.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the New Sweden that is located in Nicollet County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of New Sweden.
- Texas
- Travis County
- This New Sweden is located in Travis County and lies 983 miles [1,582 km]<2> to the south southwest of the New Sweden that is located in Nicollet County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of New Sweden.
- Idaho
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Sweden ...
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.
- Butternut
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Eagle Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Eagle Lake is located in Blue Earth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <4>
- Green Isle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Isle
- Green Isle is located in Sibley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Isle <4>
- Lake Crystal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crystal
- Lake Crystal is located in Blue Earth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Crystal <4>
- Marysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Norseland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Poor Farm Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poor Farm Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Landing
- Poor Farm Landing is located in Nicollet County
- Rush River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush River
- Rush River is located in Sibley County
- Skyline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Traverse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From New Sweden 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 Sweden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Sweden and extending to:
- Saint Peter, which is the Seat of Nicollet County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Sweden to Saint Peter, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 65 miles [104.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three 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 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,946 miles [7,959.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Sweden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nicollet County: www.co.nicollet.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Sweden 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Sweden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Sweden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4130, Longitude: -94.1902 In this case, the coordinates for New Sweden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sweden 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 318.947 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.828 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.29 degrees. |