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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 Meadow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadow and the surrounding area.

  • 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:
    • 33.978158, -84.097413
    • 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 Meadow
  • 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
    • Since Meadow is near Forsyth County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Meadow

Communities Also Named Meadow ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Meadow.

Within Georgia, the name Meadow is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Perry 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 Kentucky community of Meadow [Perry County].
    • Michigan
      • Iosco County
      • This Meadow is located in Iosco County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<2> to the north of the Meadow that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iosco County community of Meadow.
    • Minnesota
      • Rock 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 Minnesota community of Meadow [Rock County].
    • Missouri
      • Cedar County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Cedar County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Meadow.
    • Nebraska
      • Sarpy County
      • This Meadow is located in Sarpy County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Meadow that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarpy County community of Meadow.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Meadow lies 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Meadow that is located in Gwinnett County.
    • North Carolina
      • Stokes 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 North Carolina community of Meadow [Stokes County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Meadow lies 1,492 miles [2,401.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Meadow that is located in Gwinnett County.
    • Oregon
      • Lane 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 Oregon community of Meadow [Lane County].
    • South Dakota
      • Perkins County
      • This Meadow is located in Perkins County and lies 1,244 miles [2,002 km]<2> to the northwest of the Meadow that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perkins County community of Meadow.
    • Tennessee
      • Loudon County
      • This Meadow is located in Loudon County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<2> to the north of the Meadow that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Meadow.
    • Texas
      • Terry County
      • This Meadow is located in Terry County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<2> to the west of the Meadow that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terry County community of Meadow.
    • Utah
      • Millard County
      • This Meadow is located in Millard County and lies 1,602 miles [2,578.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Meadow that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Meadow.
    • Virginia
      • Henrico 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 Virginia community of Meadow [Henrico County].
    • Washington
      • Thurston 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 Washington community of Meadow [Thurston County].
    • West Virginia
      • Hardy County
      • This Meadow is located in Hardy County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<2> to the northeast of the Meadow that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardy County community of Meadow.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow ...

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.

  • Carriage Gate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Carriage Gate is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Gate
  • Centurion Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Centurion Hills is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Hills
  • Falconcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Falconcrest is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconcrest
  • Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Heritage Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Heritage Station is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Station
  • Hunting Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hunting Creek is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
  • Maple Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Maple Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Plantation Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Plantation Woods is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Woods
  • Pleasant Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Rambling Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rambling Woods is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Woods
  • Regency Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
    • Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
  • Rogers Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rogers Mill is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
  • Rolling Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rolling Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
  • Steeplechase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Steeplechase is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase

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

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

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Meadow to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 518 miles [833.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,119 miles [11,456.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,997 miles [8,041.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 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 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' (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) 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 Meadow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 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 Meadow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9782, Longitude: -84.0974       In this case, the coordinates for Meadow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.092 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.524 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.117 degrees.