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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 Lebanon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Lebanon 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 Lebanon:
- 38.763908, -92.939363
- 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 Lebanon
- 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 Cooper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cooper County
- Since New Lebanon is near Morgan County and also Pettis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pettis 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 Lebanon
Communities Also Named New Lebanon ...
We found five communities that are also named New Lebanon.
Within Missouri, the name New Lebanon is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- DeKalb County
- This New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Lebanon that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of New Lebanon.
- Indiana
- Sullivan County
- This New Lebanon is located in Sullivan County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the east of the New Lebanon that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of New Lebanon.
- New York
- Columbia County
- This New Lebanon is located in Columbia County and lies 1,053 miles [1,694.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Lebanon that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of New Lebanon.
- Ohio
- Montgomery County
- This New Lebanon is located in Montgomery County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the east of the New Lebanon that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of New Lebanon.
- Pennsylvania
- Mercer County
- This New Lebanon is located in Mercer County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Lebanon that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of New Lebanon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Lebanon ...
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.
- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Lone Elm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Newland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Newland is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Otterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Green is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
- Postal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Postal is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postal
- Speed
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Speed is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
How Far From New Lebanon 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 community such as New Lebanon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Lebanon and extending to:
- Boonville, which is the Seat of Cooper County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Lebanon to Boonville, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 854 miles [1,374.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,157 miles [8,299.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Lebanon) 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 Lebanon 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 Lebanon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7639, Longitude: -92.9394 In this case, the coordinates for New Lebanon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.90 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.88 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.926 degrees. |
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