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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 Meadowood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadowood 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 Meadowood:
    • 39.658889, -104.803889
    • 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 Meadowood
  • 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 Arapahoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Arapahoe County
    • Since Meadowood is near Adams County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Meadowood

Communities Also Named Meadowood ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Meadowood.

Within Colorado, the name Meadowood is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marshall County
      • This Meadowood is located in Marshall County and lies 1,070 miles [1,722 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Meadowood that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Meadowood.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Meadowood is located in New Castle County and lies 1,540 miles [2,478.4 km]<1> to the east of the Meadowood that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Meadowood.
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Meadowood is located in Hall County and lies 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Meadowood that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Meadowood.
    • Indiana
      • Elkhart 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 Indiana community of Meadowood [Elkhart County].
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Meadowood [Marion County].
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Meadowood is located in Harford County and lies 1,510 miles [2,430.1 km]<1> to the east of the Meadowood that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Meadowood.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Meadowood is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,478 miles [2,378.6 km] to the east of the Meadowood that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Meadowood.
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This Meadowood is located in Cleveland County and lies 1,307 miles [2,103.4 km]<1> to the east of the Meadowood that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Meadowood.
      • Rockingham County
      • This Meadowood is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,371 miles [2,206.4 km] to the east of the Meadowood that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Meadowood.
    • Ohio
      • Mahoning County
      • This Meadowood is located in Mahoning County and lies 1,275 miles [2,051.9 km]<1> to the east of the Meadowood that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Meadowood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • This Meadowood is located in Butler County and lies 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km]<1> to the east of the Meadowood that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Meadowood.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Meadowood is located in Blount County and lies 1,166 miles [1,876.5 km]<1> to the east of the Meadowood that is located in Arapahoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Meadowood.
    • Virginia
      • Henrico 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 Virginia community of Meadowood [Henrico County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadowood ...

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.

  • Centrepoint
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Centrepoint is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrepoint
  • Harbor Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Harbor Pointe is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Pointe
  • Heather Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Heather Ridge is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Ridge
  • Highpoint
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Highpoint is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
  • Meadow Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Meadow Hills is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
  • Pheasant Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pheasant Run is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
  • Piney Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Piney Creek is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
  • Sableridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
  • Settlers Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
  • Seven Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Seven Hills is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
  • Side Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Side Creek is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Side Creek
  • Spring Creek Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Spring Creek Meadows is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Meadows
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Summer Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Summer Lake is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Lake
    • Summer Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Summer Valley is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Valley
    • Sundown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sundown is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
    • Tollgate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Tollgate is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
    • Willow Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Willow Park is located in Arapahoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Park

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

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

  • Littleton, which is the Seat of Arapahoe County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Meadowood to Littleton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,479 miles [2,380.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,634 miles [12,285.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,563 miles [8,952.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meadowood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 Meadowood 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>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.
<4>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 Meadowood 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 Meadowood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6589, Longitude: -104.8039       In this case, the coordinates for Meadowood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.384 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.862 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.879 degrees.