Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in New Effington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Effington and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for New Effington

• 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 Effington:
  • 45.855237, -96.918413
  • 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 Effington

• 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 Roberts County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roberts County
  • Since New Effington is near Richland County and also Traverse County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Traverse 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 Effington

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Effington ...

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.

• Barry
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Barry is located in Big Stone County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
• Childs
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Childs is located in Wilkin County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
• Diamond
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Diamond is located in Roberts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Goodwill
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Goodwill is located in Roberts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 876 people
• Great Bend
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Great Bend is located in Richland County (ND)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <1>
• Hammer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hammer is located in Roberts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
  • Estimated population in 2014: 241 people
• Hiawatha Beach
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Hiawatha Beach is located in Roberts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Beach
• Hillhead
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Hillhead is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhead
  • Estimated population in 2014: 990 people
• Lake City
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Lake City is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <1>
• Ransom City ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ransom City is located in Sargent County (ND)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
• Spring Grove
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Spring Grove is located in Roberts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Estimated population in 2014: 125 people
• Yankeetown
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Yankeetown is located in Big Stone County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Effington and extending to:

• Sisseton, which is the Seat of Roberts County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Effington to Sisseton, 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 four to five hours.
• Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,291 miles [10,124.4 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 4,978 miles [8,011.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'