Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mead and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mead
- 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 Mead:
- 40.265200, -104.993070
- 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 Mead
- 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 Weld County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Weld County
- Since Mead is near Larimer County and also Boulder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Larimer County
- eBird sighting report for Boulder 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 Mead ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Mead.
Within Colorado, the name Mead is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Mead lies 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mead that is located in Weld County.
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mead ...
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.
- Berts Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berts Corner
- Berts Corner is located in Larimer County
- Clark
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Dent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Firestone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firestone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firestone
- Firestone is located in Weld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firestone <5>
- Hardman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Idaho Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Creek
- Idaho Creek is located in Weld County
- Jessum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Johnstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Weld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,923 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <5>
- Kings Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Kings Corner is located in Larimer County
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Wildcat
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Mead 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 town such as Mead to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mead and extending to:
- Greeley, which is the Seat of Weld County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mead to Greeley, 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 five to six hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,484 miles [2,388.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,843 miles [11,012.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,606 miles [12,240.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,539 miles [8,914.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mead: www.mead-co.gov/
The official website for Weld County: www.co.weld.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mead 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. |
| <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 Mead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mead) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2652, Longitude: -104.9931 In this case, the coordinates for Mead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mead 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 326.581 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.157 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.913 degrees. |