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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 Meadow Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadow Grove and the surrounding area.
- 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 Grove:
- 42.029006, -97.736019
- 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 Meadow Grove
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Meadow Grove is near Boone County and also Antelope County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Antelope 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 Meadow Grove
Communities Also Named Meadow Grove ...
We found one communities that are also named Meadow Grove.
Within Nebraska, the name Meadow Grove is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, there is another community also named Meadow Grove in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Pike County
- This Meadow Grove is located in Pike County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Meadow Grove that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Meadow Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Grove ...
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.
- Clearwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Enola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enola is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Pierce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Royal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spurville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spurville is located in Stanton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurville
- Wee Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wee Town is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wee Town
How Far From Meadow Grove 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 village such as Meadow Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meadow Grove and extending to:
- Madison, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Meadow Grove to Madison, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 99 miles [159.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,278 miles [11,712.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,188 miles [8,349.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Meadow Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Grove 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 Meadow Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0290, Longitude: -97.7360 In this case, the coordinates for Meadow Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.398 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.337 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.722 degrees. |
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