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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 City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New City 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 City:
    • 44.348852, -91.440990
    • 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 City
  • 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 Trempealeau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Trempealeau County
    • Since New City is near Buffalo County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Buffalo County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 City

Communities Also Named New City ...

We found four communities that are also named New City.

Within Wisconsin, the name New City is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This New City is located in Cook County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the New City that is located in Trempealeau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of New City.
      • Sangamon County
      • This New City is located in Sangamon County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km] to the south southeast of the New City that is located in Trempealeau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of New City.
    • Maine
      • Piscataquis County
      • This New City is located in Piscataquis County and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New City that is located in Trempealeau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of New City.
    • New York
      • Rockland County
      • This New City is located in Rockland County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the east of the New City that is located in Trempealeau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockland County community of New City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New City ...

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.

  • Blair
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Blair is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
  • Coral City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
  • Dewey Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dewey Corners is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Corners
  • Elk Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Elk Creek is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
  • Independence
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Independence is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
  • Lookout
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lookout is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
  • Montana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Montana is located in Buffalo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
  • Pigeon Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Pleasantville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasantville is located in Trempealeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville

How Far From New City 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 City 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<2> community of New City once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in New City and extending to:

  • Whitehall, which is the Seat of Trempealeau County, lies just to the East.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from New City to Madison, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 831 miles [1,337.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,846 miles [7,798.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- New City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 City 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 City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3489, Longitude: -91.4410       In this case, the coordinates for New City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.015 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.616 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.826 degrees.