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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 Indian Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Meadows 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 Indian Meadows:
    • 41.540608, -83.647991
    • 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 Indian Meadows
  • 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
    • Since Indian Meadows is near Lucas County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes 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 Indian Meadows

Communities Also Named Indian Meadows ...

We found five communities that are also named Indian Meadows.

Within Ohio, the name Indian Meadows is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Larimer County
      • This Indian Meadows is located in Larimer County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<1> to the west of the Indian Meadows that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Indian Meadows.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Indian Meadows is located in Baltimore County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Indian Meadows that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Indian Meadows.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cherokee County
      • This Indian Meadows is located in Cherokee County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Indian Meadows that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Indian Meadows.
    • West Virginia
      • Cabell County
      • This Indian Meadows is located in Cabell County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Indian Meadows that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Indian Meadows.
    • Wisconsin
      • Sheboygan County
      • This Indian Meadows is located in Sheboygan County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the northwest of the Indian Meadows that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheboygan County community of Indian Meadows.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Meadows ...

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.

  • Business Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Business Corner is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Business Corner
  • Five Points
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Points is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Frances Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Frances Gardens is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Gardens
  • Grassy Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grassy Creek is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
  • Holiday Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Holiday Park is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Homewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Homewood is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Hull Prairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hull Prairie is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Prairie
  • Hulls Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hulls Crossing is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossing
  • Island View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Island View is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
  • Kettle Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kettle Run is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Run
  • Lime City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lime City is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
  • Parliament Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Parliament Place is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Place
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Pheasant Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Pheasant Run is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
    • Ranch Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ranch Gardens is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Gardens
    • Valley Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Valley Hills is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
    • Willowbend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Willowbend is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend

How Far From Indian Meadows 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 Indian Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Indian Meadows to Bowling Green, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,778 miles [10,908.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,656 miles [7,493.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Indian Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Indian Meadows 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 Indian Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5406, Longitude: -83.6480       In this case, the coordinates for Indian Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.841 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.329 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.736 degrees.