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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 The Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Meadows 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 The Meadows:
- 42.177525, -88.084521
- 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 The Meadows
- 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 The Meadows 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 The Meadows
Communities Also Named The Meadows ...
We found 58 communities that are also named The Meadows.
There are two communities within Illinois that are also named The Meadows.
Beyond Illinois, we know of 56 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 56 communities, 54 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- DuPage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of The Meadows [DuPage County].
- McLean County
- This The Meadows is located in McLean County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the south southwest of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of The Meadows.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chambers County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of The Meadows [Chambers County].
- Houston County
- This The Meadows is located in Houston County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<2> to the south of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of The Meadows.
- Arkansas
- Crawford County
- This The Meadows is located in Crawford County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of The Meadows.
- British Columbia
- This The Meadows lies 2,307 miles [3,712.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- California
- Orange County
- This The Meadows is located in Orange County and lies 1,709 miles [2,750.4 km]<2> to the west of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of The Meadows.
- Sacramento County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of The Meadows [Sacramento County].
- Colorado
- Park County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of The Meadows [Park County].
- Pueblo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of The Meadows [Pueblo County].
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This The Meadows is located in Sussex County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of The Meadows.
- Florida
- Sarasota County
- This The Meadows is located in Sarasota County and lies 1,070 miles [1,722 km]<2> to the south southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarasota County community of The Meadows.
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This The Meadows is located in Bibb County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<2> to the south southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of The Meadows.
- Camden County
- This The Meadows is located in Camden County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km] to the south southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of The Meadows.
- Fayette County
- This The Meadows is located in Fayette County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km] to the south southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of The Meadows.
- Fulton County
- This The Meadows is located in Fulton County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the south southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of The Meadows.
- Glynn County
- This The Meadows is located in Glynn County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km] to the south southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of The Meadows.
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of The Meadows [Johnson County].
- Idaho
- Adams County
- This The Meadows is located in Adams County and lies 1,414 miles [2,275.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of The Meadows.
- Indiana
- Vigo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of The Meadows [Vigo County].
- Iowa
- Polk County
- This The Meadows is located in Polk County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<2> to the west of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of The Meadows.
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of The Meadows [Fayette County].
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This The Meadows is located in Caddo Parish and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of The Meadows.
- Manitoba
- This The Meadows lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This The Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<2> to the east southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of The Meadows.
- Baltimore County
- This The Meadows is located in Baltimore County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the east southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of The Meadows.
- Calvert County
- This The Meadows is located in Calvert County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the east southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of The Meadows.
- Carroll County
- This The Meadows is located in Carroll County and lies 599 miles [964 km] to the east southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of The Meadows.
- Charles County
- This The Meadows is located in Charles County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the east southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of The Meadows.
- Frederick County
- This The Meadows is located in Frederick County and lies 594 miles [956 km] to the east southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of The Meadows.
- Prince George's County
- This The Meadows is located in Prince George's County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km] to the east southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of The Meadows.
- Queen Anne's County
- This The Meadows is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km] to the east southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of The Meadows.
- New Hampshire
- Coos County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of The Meadows [Coos County].
- New Jersey
- Hudson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of The Meadows [Hudson County].
- New York
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of The Meadows [Monroe County].
- Saratoga County
- This The Meadows is located in Saratoga County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<2> to the east of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of The Meadows.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This The Meadows lies 1,514 miles [2,436.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- This The Meadows is located in Forsyth County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of The Meadows.
- Henderson County
- This The Meadows is located in Henderson County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km] to the southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of The Meadows.
- Orange County
- This The Meadows is located in Orange County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of The Meadows.
- Stokes County
- This The Meadows is located in Stokes County and lies 581 miles [935 km] to the southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stokes County community of The Meadows.
- Nova Scotia
- This The Meadows lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- Ohio
- Gallia County
- This The Meadows is located in Gallia County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of The Meadows.
- Wood County
- This The Meadows is located in Wood County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km] to the east of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of The Meadows.
- Ontario
- This The Meadows lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<2> to the east of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This The Meadows is located in Montgomery County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<2> to the east of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of The Meadows.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This The Meadows is located in Greenville County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of The Meadows.
- Oconee County
- This The Meadows is located in Oconee County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km] to the south southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of The Meadows.
- Union County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of The Meadows [Union County].
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This The Meadows is located in Cumberland County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of The Meadows.
- Hamblen County
- This The Meadows is located in Hamblen County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km] to the south southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of The Meadows.
- Texas
- Fort Bend County
- This The Meadows is located in Fort Bend County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<2> to the south southwest of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of The Meadows.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This The Meadows is located in Davis County and lies 1,229 miles [1,977.9 km]<2> to the west of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of The Meadows.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This The Meadows is located in Albemarle County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of The Meadows.
- Charlottesville City
- This The Meadows is located in Charlottesville City and lies 580 miles [933.4 km] to the east southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlottesville City community of The Meadows.
- James City County
- This The Meadows is located in James City County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the east southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of The Meadows.
- Northampton County
- This The Meadows is located in Northampton County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the east southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of The Meadows.
- West Virginia
- Randolph County
- This The Meadows is located in Randolph County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the The Meadows that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of The Meadows.
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Meadows ...
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.
- Ancient Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Beaver Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beaver Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Bishops Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bishops Ridge is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Ridge
- Cedar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Chapel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Deer Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deer Chase is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Chase
- Deer Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Deer Lake is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Deer Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Echo Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Echo Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
- Forest Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Heather Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heather Highlands is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Highlands
- Herons Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Herons Crossing is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Crossing
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Lake Zurich
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Long Grove Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Long Grove Valley is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Valley
- Meadowridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meadowridge is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
- Park Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Park Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
- Ponds
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ponds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponds
- Prairie Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Prairie Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Quail Run is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Quentin Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Quentin Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quentin Corners
- Ravens Wing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ravens Wing is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Wing
- Squires
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Squires is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Tall Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tall Oaks is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
- Tall Trees
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tall Trees is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Trees
- Timber Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Timber Trails is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
How Far From The Meadows 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 The Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Meadows and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from The Meadows to Waukegan, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 184 miles [296.1 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 621 miles [999.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,810 miles [7,740.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 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 The Meadows 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 The Meadows 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 The Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1775, Longitude: -88.0845 In this case, the coordinates for The Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.735 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.715 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.705 degrees. |
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