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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 Meadville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadville 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 Meadville:
    • 32.067926, -86.143850
    • 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 Meadville
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Meadville is near Pike County and also Crenshaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crenshaw 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 Meadville

Communities Also Named Meadville ...

We found nine communities that are also named Meadville.

Within Alabama, the name Meadville is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Mason County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Meadville [Mason County].
    • Mississippi
      • Franklin County
      • This Meadville is located in Franklin County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<2> to the west of the Meadville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Meadville.
    • Missouri
      • Linn County
      • This Meadville is located in Linn County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Meadville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Meadville.
    • Nebraska
      • Keya Paha County
      • This Meadville is located in Keya Paha County and lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Meadville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keya Paha County community of Meadville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Crawford County
      • This Meadville is located in Crawford County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Meadville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Meadville.
      • Lancaster County
      • This Meadville is located in Lancaster County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km] to the northeast of the Meadville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Meadville.
    • Virginia
      • Halifax County
      • This Meadville is located in Halifax County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Meadville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Meadville.
    • West Virginia
      • Braxton County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Meadville [Braxton County].
      • Tyler County
      • This Meadville is located in Tyler County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Meadville that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Meadville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadville ...

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.

  • Center Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Center Point is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Curry's
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Curry's is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry's
  • Dublin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dublin is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Friendship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Friendship is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Grady
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Level
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
  • Red Level
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Level is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
  • Robinson Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinson Crossroads is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroads
  • Teasleys Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Teasleys Mill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasleys Mill

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

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

  • Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Meadville to Montgomery, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 695 miles [1,118.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,293 miles [11,736.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,172 miles [8,323.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Meadville 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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Meadville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Meadville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Meadville 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 Meadville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0679, Longitude: -86.1439       In this case, the coordinates for Meadville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.19 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.524 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.342 degrees.