Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grand Meadow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grand Meadow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grand Meadow
- 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 Grand Meadow:
- 43.705790, -92.570512
- 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 Grand Meadow
- 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 Mower County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mower County
- Since Grand Meadow is near Fillmore County and also Olmsted County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fillmore County
- eBird sighting report for Olmsted 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand Meadow ...
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.
- High Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- High Forest is located in Olmsted County
- Judge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Le Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Le Roy is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <2>
- Oslo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Olmsted County
- Rock Dell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Rose Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Rose Creek is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Creek <2>
- Sargeant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Fillmore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <2>
How Far From Grand Meadow 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 city such as Grand Meadow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Grand Meadow and extending to:
- Austin, which is the Seat of Mower County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Grand Meadow to Austin, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 869 miles [1,398.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,016 miles [11,291.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,917 miles [7,913.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grand Meadow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mower County: www.co.mower.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grand Meadow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grand Meadow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7058, Longitude: -92.5705 In this case, the coordinates for Grand Meadow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Grand Meadow 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 317.801 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.424 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.599 degrees. |