Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bielau:
  • 29.634537, -96.773623
  • 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 Bielau

• 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 Colorado County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Colorado County
  • Since New Bielau is near Fayette County and also Lavaca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • eBird sighting report for Lavaca 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Bielau ...

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.

• Columbus
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Colorado County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <1>
• Good Hope
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Good Hope is located in Lavaca County
• Hackberry ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
  • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
• High Hill ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
  • High Hill is located in Fayette County
• Hillcrest
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
• Rock Island
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
• Sublime
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublime have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublime
  • Sublime is located in Lavaca County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublime <1>
• Swiss Alp
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiss Alp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Alp
  • Swiss Alp is located in Fayette County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of New Bielau once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in New Bielau and extending to:

• Columbus, which is the Seat of Colorado County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Bielau to Columbus, with an average speed<5> 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.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,291 miles [2,077.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,874 miles [12,672 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,749 miles [9,252.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/