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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Baden
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Brazos County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named New Baden ...
We found one communities that share the name 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 ...
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Easterly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Edge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Edge is located in Brazos County
- Elliot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Robertson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
- Hilltop Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Lakes
- Hilltop Lakes is located in Leon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilltop Lakes <3>
- Kings Highway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Highway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Highway
- Kings Highway is located in Brazos County
- Macey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Ridge is located in Robertson County
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Wealthy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
- Wealthy is located in Leon County
How Far From New Baden 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 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<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,666 miles [9,118.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Baden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Baden) to Point B.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 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.466 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.709 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.68 degrees. |