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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Country Club Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Club Meadows 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 Country Club Meadows:
    • 38.023098, -87.573072
    • 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 Country Club Meadows
  • 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 Country Club Meadows ...

We found one communities that share the name Country Club Meadows.

Within Indiana, the name Country Club Meadows is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Country Club Meadows in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Coffee County
      • This Country Club Meadows is located in Coffee County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Country Club Meadows that is located in Vanderburgh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Country Club Meadows.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Club 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.

  • Crossroads ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Crossroads is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Daylight
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
    • Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Highland
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Knob Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
    • Knob Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Mechanicsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Mechanicsville is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Melody Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melody Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
    • Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Mud Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Center
    • Mud Center is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Red Bank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Red Bank is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Stringtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Stringtown is located in Vanderburgh County

How Far From Country Club 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 Country Club Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Evansville, which is the Seat of Vanderburgh County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Country Club Meadows to Indianapolis, 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 572 miles [920.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Country Club Meadows. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Vanderburgh County: www.vanderburghgov.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Country Club Meadows) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Country Club Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0231, Longitude: -87.5731       In this case, the coordinates for Country Club Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Country Club Meadows to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.355 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.696 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.582 degrees.









 

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