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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 Green Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green 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 Green Meadows:
    • 39.284827, -77.019701
    • 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 Green 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 Green Meadows ...

We found 25 communities that share the name Green Meadows.

There are four communities within Maryland that are also named Green Meadows.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, 24 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Calvert County
      • This Green Meadows is located in Calvert County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Green Meadows that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Green Meadows.
    • Carroll County
      • This Green Meadows is located in Carroll County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Green Meadows that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Green Meadows.
    • Charles County
      • This Green Meadows is located in Charles County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the south of the Green Meadows that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Green Meadows.
    • Prince George's County
      • This Green Meadows is located in Prince George's County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south of the Green Meadows that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Green Meadows.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Green Meadows is located in Bibb County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Green Meadows that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Green Meadows.
      • Clayton County
      • This Green Meadows is located in Clayton County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km] to the southwest of the Green Meadows that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Green Meadows.
      • Hall County
      • This Green Meadows is located in Hall County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km] to the southwest of the Green Meadows that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Green Meadows.
      • Paulding County
      • This Green Meadows is located in Paulding County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km] to the southwest of the Green Meadows that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Green Meadows.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Green Meadows [Cook County].
      • Kane 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 Illinois community of Green Meadows [Kane County].
    • Indiana
      • Shelby County
      • This Green Meadows is located in Shelby County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the west of the Green Meadows that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Green Meadows.
      • Tippecanoe County
      • This Green Meadows is located in Tippecanoe County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km] to the west northwest of the Green Meadows that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippecanoe County community of Green Meadows.
    • Nebraska
      • Douglas County
      • This Green Meadows is located in Douglas County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Meadows that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Green Meadows.
    • New Mexico
      • Lincoln County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Green Meadows [Lincoln County].
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Green Meadows is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Green Meadows that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Green Meadows.
      • Wayne County
      • This Green Meadows is located in Wayne County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km] to the south of the Green Meadows that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Green Meadows.
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • This Green Meadows is located in Clark County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the west of the Green Meadows that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Green Meadows.
    • Oregon
      • Umatilla County
      • This Green Meadows is located in Umatilla County and lies 2,147 miles [3,455.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Meadows that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Green Meadows.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Green Meadows lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Green Meadows that is located in Howard County.
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • This Green Meadows is located in Rutherford County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Green Meadows that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Green Meadows.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Green Meadows is located in Davis County and lies 1,832 miles [2,948.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green Meadows that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Green Meadows.
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Green Meadows is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,832 miles [2,948.3 km] to the west northwest of the Green Meadows that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Green Meadows.
      • Weber County
      • This Green Meadows is located in Weber County and lies 1,833 miles [2,949.9 km] to the west northwest of the Green Meadows that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Green Meadows.
    • Virginia
      • Campbell County
      • This Green Meadows is located in Campbell County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Green Meadows that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Green Meadows.
      • Henrico County
      • This Green Meadows is located in Henrico County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south of the Green Meadows that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Green Meadows.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green 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.

  • Cooksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Countryside
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
    • Countryside is located in Howard County
  • Daisy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Daisy is located in Howard County
  • Daisy Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisy Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Meadows
    • Daisy Meadows is located in Howard County
  • Daisy Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisy Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Woods
    • Daisy Woods is located in Howard County
  • Dill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill
    • Dill is located in Howard County
  • Eagles Loft
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Loft have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Loft
    • Eagles Loft is located in Howard County
  • Gary
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Gary is located in Howard County
  • Ivory
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivory have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
    • Ivory is located in Howard County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Jaycox
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaycox have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaycox
      • Jaycox is located in Howard County
    • Justifiable
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Justifiable have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justifiable
      • Justifiable is located in Howard County
    • Millys Delight
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millys Delight have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millys Delight
      • Millys Delight is located in Howard County
    • Rover ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
      • Rover is located in Howard County
    • Shepherds Glen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherds Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds Glen
      • Shepherds Glen is located in Howard County
    • Sycamore Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Springs
      • Sycamore Springs is located in Howard County

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

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

  • Ellicott City, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Green Meadows to Ellicott City, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Howard County: www.co.ho.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Green Meadows) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2848, Longitude: -77.0197       In this case, the coordinates for Green Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Green 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Green Meadows 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 307.854 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.458 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.557 degrees.




 

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