Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Meekers Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meekers Grove and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Meekers Grove

• 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 Meekers Grove:
  • 42.645554, -90.369572
  • 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 Meekers 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 Lafayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
  • Since Meekers Grove is near Grant County and also Jo Daviess County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jo Daviess 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 Meekers Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meekers 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.

• Bigpatch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bigpatch is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigpatch
• Cuba City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cuba City is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
• Elk Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Elk Grove is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
• Elmo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Elmo is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
• Georgetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hazel Green
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hazel Green is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
• Jenkinsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jenkinsville is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
• Lead Mine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lead Mine is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Mine
• Leslie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Leslie is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
• New Diggings
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • New Diggings is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings

How Far From Meekers Grove 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 Meekers Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Meekers Grove and extending to:

• Darlington, which is the Seat of Lafayette County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Meekers Grove to Darlington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,880 miles [7,853.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'