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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 Indian Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian 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 Indian Meadows:
    • 39.699271, -76.576912
    • 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 Indian 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Since Indian Meadows is near Harford County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Indian Meadows

Communities Also Named Indian Meadows ...

We found five communities that are also named Indian Meadows.

Within Maryland, the name Indian Meadows is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Larimer County
      • This Indian Meadows is located in Larimer County and lies 1,522 miles [2,449.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Indian Meadows that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Indian Meadows.
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This Indian Meadows is located in Wood County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Indian Meadows that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Indian Meadows.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cherokee County
      • This Indian Meadows is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<1> to the west of the Indian Meadows that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Indian Meadows.
    • West Virginia
      • Cabell County
      • This Indian Meadows is located in Cabell County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Indian Meadows that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Indian Meadows.
    • Wisconsin
      • Sheboygan County
      • This Indian Meadows is located in Sheboygan County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Indian Meadows that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheboygan County community of Indian Meadows.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian 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.

  • Beetree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Beetree is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetree
  • Coldstream
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Coldstream is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
  • Drybranch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Drybranch is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drybranch
  • Five Forks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Five Forks is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Harris Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Harris Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
  • Holiday Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Indian Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Ivory Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivory Mill is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Mill
  • Meadow Stream
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Stream is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Stream
  • Nestling Wind
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Nestling Wind is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestling Wind
  • Walnut Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Springs is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
  • Wilsons Choice
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Wilsons Choice is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Choice
  • Windtree Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Windtree Valley is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windtree Valley

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Indian Meadows to Towson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 60 miles [96.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,428 miles [7,126.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Indian Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Indian 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 Indian Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6993, Longitude: -76.5769       In this case, the coordinates for Indian Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.562 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.191 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.204 degrees.