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:
- 39.408300, -120.502431
- 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 Nevada County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- Since Meadow Lake is near Placer County and also Sierra County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Placer County
- eBird sighting report for Sierra 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 California, the name Meadow Lake is unique.
Beyond California, 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 ...
- Alabama
- Mobile County
- This Meadow Lake is located in Mobile County and lies 1,912 miles [3,077.1 km]<1> to the east of the Meadow Lake that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Meadow Lake.
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Meadow Lake is located in Jefferson County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the east of the Meadow Lake that is located in Nevada 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 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Meadow Lake that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valencia County community of Meadow Lake.
- Saskatchewan
- This Meadow Lake lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Meadow Lake that is located in Nevada County.
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- This Meadow Lake is located in Richland County and lies 2,198 miles [3,537.3 km]<1> to the east of the Meadow Lake that is located in Nevada 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.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Meadow Lake [Spokane County].
- Alabama
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.
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Nevada County
- Crystal Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Nevada County
- Donner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Donner Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake
- Donner Lake is located in Nevada County
- Eagle Bird ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Bird have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bird
- Eagle Bird is located in Nevada County
- Emigrant Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Gap
- Emigrant Gap is located in Placer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emigrant Gap <4>
- Graniteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Graniteville is located in Nevada County
- Kingvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
- Kingvale is located in Nevada County
- Marsh Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
- Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
- Middle Waters ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Waters
- Middle Waters is located in Sierra County
- Rainbow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Soda Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Soda Springs is located in Nevada County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soda Springs <4>
- Spruce ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Summit City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Summit City is located in Nevada County
How Far From Meadow Lake 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 Meadow Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Meadow Lake once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Meadow Lake and extending to:
- Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Meadow Lake to Nevada City, with an average speed<6> 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 just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,304 miles [3,707.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,273 miles [11,704.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,040 miles [12,939.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 39.4083, Longitude: -120.5024 |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.764 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.512 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.975 degrees. |