Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Meredith, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meredith and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Meredith
- 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 Meredith:
- 44.130629, -84.607143
- 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 Meredith
- 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 Clare County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clare County
- Since Meredith is near Gladwin County and also Roscommon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gladwin County
- eBird sighting report for Roscommon 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 Meredith ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Meredith.
Within Michigan, the name Meredith is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Bent 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 Colorado community of Meredith [Bent County].
- Eagle County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Eagle County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Meredith.
- Pitkin County
- This Meredith is located in Pitkin County and lies 1,182 miles [1,902.2 km]<3> to the west of the Meredith that is located in Clare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitkin County community of Meredith.
- Florida
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- New Hampshire
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Meredith is located in Armstrong County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Meredith that is located in Clare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Meredith.
- Jefferson County
- This Meredith is located in Jefferson County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km] to the southeast of the Meredith that is located in Clare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Meredith.
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meredith ...
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.
- Ash Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Buck Trails
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Trails
- Buck Trails is located in Clare County
- Butman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
- Butman is located in Gladwin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Butman
- From Meredith to Butman
- Hockaday
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Long Lake Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Heights
- Long Lake Heights is located in Clare County
- Maple Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
- Maple Valley is located in Roscommon County
- Piney Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Piney Woods is located in Clare County
- Podunk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Sugar Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
- Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sugar Rapids
- From Meredith to Sugar Rapids
How Far From Meredith 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 Meredith to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meredith and extending to:
- Harrison, which is the Seat of Clare County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Meredith to Harrison, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,589 miles [7,385.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meredith. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clare County: www.clareco.net/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Meredith 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Meredith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meredith) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meredith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1306, Longitude: -84.6071 |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Meredith to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.367 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.31 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.324 degrees. |