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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 Auburn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Auburn and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Auburn:
    • 45.205788, -91.562460
    • 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 Auburn
  • 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 Chippewa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chippewa County
    • Since New Auburn is near Dunn County and also Barron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dunn County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Barron 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 Auburn

Communities Also Named New Auburn ...

We found three communities that are also named New Auburn.

Within Wisconsin, the name New Auburn is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This New Auburn is located in Cook County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Auburn that is located in Chippewa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of New Auburn.
    • Maine
      • Androscoggin County
      • This New Auburn is located in Androscoggin County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<1> to the east of the New Auburn that is located in Chippewa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Androscoggin County community of New Auburn.
    • Minnesota
      • Sibley County
      • This New Auburn is located in Sibley County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Auburn that is located in Chippewa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sibley County community of New Auburn.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Auburn ...

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.

  • Bloomer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagle Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
  • Horseman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Horseman is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseman
  • Howard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Howard is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Island Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Island Lake is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
  • Jim Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jim Falls is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Falls
  • Norma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Norma is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
  • Prairie Farm
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
  • Sand Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sand Creek is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
  • Tainter Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Auburn and extending to:

  • Chippewa Falls, which is the Seat of Chippewa County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Auburn to Chippewa Falls, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 860 miles [1,384 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,812 miles [7,744.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Auburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Auburn 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 Auburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2058, Longitude: -91.5625    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.094 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.823 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.651 degrees.