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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 Meehan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meehan 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 Meehan:
- 44.436079, -89.647342
- 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 Meehan
- 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 Portage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
- Since Meehan is near Wood County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Meehan
Communities Also Named Meehan ...
We found one communities that are also named Meehan.
Within Wisconsin, the name Meehan is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Meehan in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Lauderdale County
- This Meehan is located in Lauderdale County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the south of the Meehan that is located in Portage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Meehan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meehan ...
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.
- Grand Rapids
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
- Jordan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Junction City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Park Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Plover
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plover is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
- Rocky Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rocky Run is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Run
- Rudolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rudolph is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Stevens Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Wisconsin Rapids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
How Far From Meehan 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 community such as Meehan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meehan and extending to:
- Stevens Point, which is the Seat of Portage County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Meehan to Madison, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 753 miles [1,211.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,877 miles [11,067.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meehan) 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 Meehan 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 Meehan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4361, Longitude: -89.6473 In this case, the coordinates for Meehan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.772 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.214 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.847 degrees. |
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