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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Meadow Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadow Brook 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 Meadow Brook:
    • 47.862701, -92.954621
    • 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 Meadow Brook
  • 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 Meadow Brook ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Meadow Brook.

Within Minnesota, the name Meadow Brook is unique.

Beyond Minnesota, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Yuma 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 Arizona community of Meadow Brook [Yuma County].
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,520 miles [2,446.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Meadow Brook that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Meadow Brook.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,477 miles [2,377 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Meadow Brook that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Meadow Brook.
    • Kansas
      • 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 Kansas community of Meadow Brook [Johnson County].
    • Kentucky
      • Estill 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 Kentucky community of Meadow Brook [Estill County].
    • Maine
      • Penobscot 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 Maine community of Meadow Brook [Penobscot County].
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Meadow Brook that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Meadow Brook.
      • Carroll County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in Carroll County and lies 966 miles [1,554.6 km] to the east southeast of the Meadow Brook that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Meadow Brook.
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in Bristol County and lies 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Meadow Brook that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Meadow Brook.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Meadow Brook lies 1,334 miles [2,146.9 km]<2> to the east of the Meadow Brook that is located in Saint Louis County.
    • North Carolina
      • Edgecombe County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in Edgecombe County and lies 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Meadow Brook that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Meadow Brook.
      • Lenoir County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in Lenoir County and lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km] to the southeast of the Meadow Brook that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Meadow Brook.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in Anderson County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Meadow Brook that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Meadow Brook.
      • Darlington County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in Darlington County and lies 1,159 miles [1,865.2 km] to the southeast of the Meadow Brook that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Meadow Brook.
      • Pickens County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in Pickens County and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km] to the south southeast of the Meadow Brook that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Meadow Brook.
    • Virginia
      • Montgomery County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in Montgomery County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Meadow Brook that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Meadow Brook.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in King County and lies 1,352 miles [2,175.8 km]<2> to the west of the Meadow Brook that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Meadow Brook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Brook ...

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.

  • Bear River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River
    • Bear River is located in Saint Louis County
  • Cook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Cook is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <4>
  • Grant
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Saint Louis County
  • Hopper
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
    • Hopper is located in Saint Louis County
  • Mitchell
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mitchell is located in Saint Louis County
  • Mountain Iron
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ruby Junction
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Junction
    • Ruby Junction is located in Saint Louis County
  • Side Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Side Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Side Lake
    • Side Lake is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Side Lake <4>
  • Silverdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
    • Silverdale is located in Koochiching County
  • Sturgeon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
    • Sturgeon is located in Saint Louis County

How Far From Meadow Brook 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 Meadow Brook to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Duluth, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could drive a straight line from Meadow Brook to Duluth, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,064 miles [9,759.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,746 miles [7,637.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.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 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 Meadow Brook 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>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- Meadow Brook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meadow Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8627, Longitude: -92.9546       In this case, the coordinates for Meadow Brook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Meadow Brook 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 318.039 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.257 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.653 degrees.









 

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