Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Drew, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drew and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Drew
- 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 Drew:
- 40.218932, -85.386915
- 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 Drew
- 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Since Drew is near Randolph County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Drew ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Drew.
Within Indiana, the name Drew is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Drew [Calcasieu Parish].
- Ouachita Parish
- This Drew is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Drew that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Drew.
- Maine
- Michigan
- Isabella County
- This Drew is located in Isabella County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<2> to the north of the Drew that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isabella County community of Drew.
- Newaygo 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 Michigan community of Drew [Newaygo County].
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Laclede County
- This Drew is located in Laclede County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Drew that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of Drew.
- Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Drew [Saint Louis County].
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Drew lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Drew that is located in Delaware County.
- Oregon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Drew ...
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.
- Anthony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Cross Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Delaware County
- Daleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Daleville is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <4>
- Desoto
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Gates Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
- Gates Corner is located in Delaware County
- Liberty Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Moonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Delaware County
- Progress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Reed Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Station
- Reed Station is located in Delaware County
- Woodland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Delaware County
How Far From Drew to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Drew to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Drew and extending to:
- Muncie, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies just to the South.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Drew to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 453 miles [729 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Drew. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.in.us/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Drew 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' (or 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- Drew) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Drew. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2189, Longitude: -85.3869 In this case, the coordinates for Drew have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Drew to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.981 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.434 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.974 degrees. |