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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 Berlin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Berlin 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 Berlin:
- 42.976214, -88.108464
- 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 Berlin
- 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 Berlin ...
We found eight communities that share the name New Berlin.
Within Wisconsin, the name New Berlin is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Duval County
- This New Berlin is located in Duval County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the New Berlin that is located in Waukesha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of New Berlin.
- Illinois
- Sangamon County
- This New Berlin is located in Sangamon County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the New Berlin that is located in Waukesha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of New Berlin.
- New York
- Chenango County
- This New Berlin is located in Chenango County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the east of the New Berlin that is located in Waukesha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of New Berlin.
- North Carolina
- Columbus County
- This New Berlin is located in Columbus County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Berlin that is located in Waukesha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of New Berlin.
- Ohio
- Erie County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Erie County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of New Berlin.
- Stark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of New Berlin [Stark County].
- Pennsylvania
- Union County
- This New Berlin is located in Union County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the east of the New Berlin that is located in Waukesha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of New Berlin.
- Texas
- Guadalupe County
- This New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the New Berlin that is located in Waukesha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of New Berlin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Berlin ...
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.
- Butler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
- Elm Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kneeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marcy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
- Marcy is located in Waukesha County
- Milwaukee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prospect. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Prospect
- From New Berlin to Prospect
- Union Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Willow Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Waukesha County
- Wind Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
How Far From New Berlin 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 city such as New Berlin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Berlin and extending to:
- Waukesha, which is the Seat of Waukesha County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from New Berlin to Madison, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 641 miles [1,031.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,146 miles [9,891 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,776 miles [7,686.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Berlin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Berlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9762, Longitude: -88.1085 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Berlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that New Berlin could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Berlin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.744 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.838 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.482 degrees. |
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