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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 Ulm, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Ulm 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 Ulm:
    • 44.312652, -94.460372
    • 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 Ulm
  • 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
    • Since New Ulm is near Nicollet County and also Blue Earth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nicollet County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blue Earth 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 Ulm

Communities Also Named New Ulm ...

We found one communities that are also named New Ulm.

Within Minnesota, the name New Ulm is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, there is another community also named New Ulm in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Austin County
      • This New Ulm is located in Austin County and lies 1,001 miles [1,611 km]<1> to the south of the New Ulm that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Austin County community of New Ulm.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Ulm ...

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 Ulm 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 Ulm to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from New Ulm to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 971 miles [1,562.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,960 miles [7,982.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Ulm) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Ulm 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 Ulm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3127, Longitude: -94.4604    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.138 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.032 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.461 degrees.