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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 Drew, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drew 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Drew
Communities Also Named Drew ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Drew.
Within Indiana, the name Drew is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of sixteen communities that are located 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
- San Bernardino 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 Drew [San Bernardino County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Drew is located in Hillsborough County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Drew that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Drew.
- Georgia
- Forsyth County
- This Drew is located in Forsyth County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<2> to the south of the Drew that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Drew.
- Iowa
- Wright County
- This Drew is located in Wright County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Drew that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Drew.
- Kentucky
- Knott County
- This Drew is located in Knott County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Drew that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knott County community of Drew.
- 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
- Penobscot 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 Maine community of Drew [Penobscot County].
- 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
- Sunflower County
- This Drew is located in Sunflower County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Drew that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Drew.
- 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
- Bertie County
- This Drew is located in Bertie County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Drew that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bertie County community of Drew.
- Ontario
- This Drew lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Drew that is located in Delaware County.
- Oregon
- Douglas County
- This Drew is located in Douglas County and lies 1,931 miles [3,107.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Drew that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Drew.
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)
- Anthony is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Cross Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Daleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Desoto
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Gates Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gates Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
- Liberty Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Moonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Progress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Reed Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reed Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Station
- Woodland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodland Park is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Drew 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Drew) 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 Drew 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 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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.981 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.434 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.974 degrees. |
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