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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 Meadowridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadowridge 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 Meadowridge:
    • 42.188636, -88.038687
    • 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 Meadowridge
  • 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
    • Since Meadowridge is near Cook County and also McHenry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McHenry 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 Meadowridge

Communities Also Named Meadowridge ...

We found two communities that are also named Meadowridge.

Within Illinois, the name Meadowridge is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Orangeburg County
      • This Meadowridge is located in Orangeburg County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Meadowridge that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Meadowridge.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Meadowridge is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,239 miles [1,994 km]<1> to the west of the Meadowridge that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Meadowridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadowridge ...

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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Bishops Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bishops Ridge is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Ridge
  • Cedar Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Deer Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Echo Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Echo Lake is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
  • Forest Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Forest Lake is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
  • Heather Highlands
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Heather Highlands is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Highlands
  • Herons Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Herons Crossing is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Crossing
  • Hickory Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Highview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Highview is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
  • Lake View Highlands
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lake View Highlands is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Highlands
  • Lake Zurich
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Long Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Long Grove Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Long Grove Valley is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Valley
    • Pheasant Knolls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Pheasant Knolls is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Knolls
    • Ponds
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Ponds is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponds
    • Prairie Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Prairie Creek is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
    • Quail Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Quail Run is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Quentin Corners
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Quentin Corners is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quentin Corners
    • Rambling Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Rambling Hills is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Hills
    • Ravens Wing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ravens Wing is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Wing
    • Squires
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Squires is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
    • Tall Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Tall Oaks is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks

How Far From Meadowridge 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 community such as Meadowridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Meadowridge to Waukegan, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 619 miles [996.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,807 miles [7,736.1 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- Meadowridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Meadowridge 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 Meadowridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1886, Longitude: -88.0387       In this case, the coordinates for Meadowridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.704 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.681 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.679 degrees.