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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 Baden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Baden 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 Baden:
- 31.050909, -96.429766
- 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 Baden
- 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- Since New Baden is near Brazos County and also Leon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazos County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leon 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 Baden
Communities Also Named New Baden ...
We found one communities that are also named New Baden.
Within Texas, the name New Baden is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named New Baden in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Clinton County
- This New Baden is located in Clinton County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the New Baden that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of New Baden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Baden ...
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.
- Black Jack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Easterly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Easterly is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterly
- Edge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elliot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kings Highway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Highway is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Highway
- Macey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macey is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
- Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Wealthy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
How Far From New Baden 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 community such as New Baden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Baden and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from New Baden to Austin, 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 6 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 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,061 miles [11,363.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,789 miles [12,535.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,666 miles [9,118.5 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 Baden) 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 Baden 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 Baden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0509, Longitude: -96.4298 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.466 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.709 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.68 degrees. |
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