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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.
- 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:
- 35.873148, -94.965789
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Indian Meadows is near Adair County and also Muskogee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adair County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muskogee 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 Oklahoma, the name Indian Meadows is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, 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 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Indian Meadows that is located in Cherokee 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 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Indian Meadows that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Indian Meadows.
- Ohio
- Wood County
- This Indian Meadows is located in Wood County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Indian Meadows that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Indian Meadows.
- West Virginia
- Cabell County
- This Indian Meadows is located in Cabell County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Indian Meadows that is located in Cherokee 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 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Indian Meadows that is located in Cherokee 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.
- Barber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barber is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Dry Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lost City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lost City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Park Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rocky Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Spade Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Spade Mountain is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade Mountain
- Tenkiller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
- Titanic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Titanic is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titanic
- Wildcat Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wildcat Point is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Point
How Far From Indian Meadows to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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:
- Tahlequah, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the North.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Indian Meadows to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,492 miles [12,057.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,374 miles [8,648.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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'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 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: 35.8731, Longitude: -94.9658 In this case, the coordinates for Indian Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.052 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.84 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.408 degrees. |
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