Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Richmond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Richmond and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Richmond
- 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 Richmond:
- 45.122703, -92.537572
- 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 Richmond
- 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 Saint Croix County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Croix County
- Since New Richmond is near Polk County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Richmond ...
We found nine communities that share the name New Richmond.
Within Wisconsin, the name New Richmond is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Montgomery County
- This New Richmond is located in Montgomery County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Richmond that is located in Saint Croix County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of New Richmond.
- Kentucky
- Campbell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of New Richmond [Campbell County].
- Michigan
- Allegan County
- This New Richmond is located in Allegan County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Richmond that is located in Saint Croix County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of New Richmond.
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This New Richmond is located in Clermont County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Richmond that is located in Saint Croix County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of New Richmond.
- Pennsylvania
- Crawford County
- This New Richmond is located in Crawford County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Richmond that is located in Saint Croix County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of New Richmond.
- Quebec
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of New Richmond.
- South Carolina
- Edgefield County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of New Richmond [Edgefield County].
- West Virginia
- Summers County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of New Richmond [Summers County].
- Wyoming County
- This New Richmond is located in Wyoming County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Richmond that is located in Saint Croix County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of New Richmond.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Richmond ...
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.
- Boardman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Cylon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Deer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Emerald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Emerald Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Station
- Emerald Station is located in Saint Croix County
- Erin Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
- Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Horse Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County
- Little Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Little Falls is located in Polk County
- Star Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Stillwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Washington County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillwater <5>
How Far From New Richmond 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 city such as New Richmond to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Richmond and extending to:
- Hudson, which is the Seat of Saint Croix County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Richmond to Hudson, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 210 miles [338 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 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 901 miles [1,450 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,852 miles [7,808.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for New Richmond: www.ci.new-richmond.wi.us/
The official website for Saint Croix County: www.co.saint-croix.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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 Richmond) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Richmond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1227, Longitude: -92.5376 |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Richmond 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. |
| <3> | 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 Richmond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Richmond 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 317.781 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.593 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.205 degrees. |