Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Meadow Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadow Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Meadow Lake
- 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 Lake:
- 30.590471, -88.233337
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Meadow Lake
- 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 Mobile County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mobile County
- Since Meadow Lake is near Jackson County and also George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for George 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Meadow Lake ...
We found seven communities that share the name Meadow Lake.
Within Alabama, the name Meadow Lake is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Nevada County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Meadow Lake [Nevada County].
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Meadow Lake is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,143 miles [1,839.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Meadow Lake that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Meadow Lake.
- New Mexico
- Valencia County
- This Meadow Lake is located in Valencia County and lies 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Meadow Lake that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valencia County community of Meadow Lake.
- Saskatchewan
- This Meadow Lake lies 1,909 miles [3,072.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Meadow Lake that is located in Mobile County.
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- This Meadow Lake is located in Richland County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Meadow Lake that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Meadow Lake.
- Texas
- Guadalupe County
- Although located in Guadalupe County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Meadow Lake.
- Washington
- Spokane County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Meadow Lake [Spokane County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Lake ...
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.
- Cottage Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Cottage Hill is located in Mobile County
- Edgefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Lloyds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Pine Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Regency
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Seven Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
- Seven Hills is located in Mobile County
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Mobile County
- Suburban Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suburban Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
- Suburban Heights is located in Mobile County
- Sugar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Creek is located in Mobile County
- Sunset Ranch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ranch
- Sunset Ranch is located in Mobile County
- Timbers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Union Church
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Church have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Union Church is located in Mobile County
How Far From Meadow Lake 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 Meadow Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meadow Lake and extending to:
- Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Meadow Lake to Mobile, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 854 miles [1,374.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,453 miles [11,994.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,332 miles [8,581 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meadow Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mobile County: www.mobilecounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Meadow Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Meadow Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meadow Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5905, Longitude: -88.2333 In this case, the coordinates for Meadow Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Meadow Lake could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.296 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.604 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.416 degrees. |