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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 Meredith, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meredith 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 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gladwin County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Meredith

Communities Also Named Meredith ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named Meredith.

Within Michigan, the name Meredith is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Woodruff 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 Arkansas community of Meredith [Woodruff County].
    • 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
      • Levy County
      • This Meredith is located in Levy County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<3> to the south of the Meredith that is located in Clare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Levy County community of Meredith.
    • Illinois
      • Kane County
      • This Meredith is located in Kane County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Meredith that is located in Clare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Meredith.
    • Kansas
      • Cloud 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 Kansas community of Meredith [Cloud County].
    • Kentucky
      • Grayson County
      • This Meredith is located in Grayson County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<3> to the south of the Meredith that is located in Clare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Meredith.
    • New Hampshire
      • Belknap County
      • This Meredith is located in Belknap County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<3> to the east of the Meredith that is located in Clare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belknap County community of Meredith.
    • New York
      • Delaware County
      • This Meredith is located in Delaware County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<3> to the east of the Meredith that is located in Clare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Meredith.
    • North Carolina
      • Orange 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 North Carolina community of Meredith [Orange County].
    • Ohio
      • Delaware County
      • This Meredith is located in Delaware County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Meredith that is located in Clare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Meredith.
    • 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
      • Johnson 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 Texas community of Meredith [Johnson County].
    • Virginia
      • Mecklenburg 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 Virginia community of Meredith [Mecklenburg County].
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Meredith is located in King County and lies 1,809 miles [2,911.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Meredith that is located in Clare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Meredith.
    • West Virginia
      • Logan 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 West Virginia community of Meredith [Logan County].

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)
    • Ash Acres is located in Clare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Acres
  • Buck Trails
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Buck Trails is located in Clare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Trails
  • Butman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hockaday
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hockaday is located in Gladwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockaday
  • Long Lake Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Long Lake Heights is located in Clare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Heights
  • Maple Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Valley is located in Roscommon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
  • Piney Woods
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Piney Woods is located in Clare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
  • Podunk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Podunk is located in Gladwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk
  • Sugar Rapids
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,589 miles [7,385.3 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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meredith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Meredith 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 Meredith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1306, Longitude: -84.6071    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.367 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.31 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.324 degrees.