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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 Meadowlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadowlands 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 Meadowlands:
    • 33.091234, -85.031883
    • 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 Meadowlands
  • 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
    • Since Meadowlands is near Heard County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Heard County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Meadowlands

Communities Also Named Meadowlands ...

We found four communities that are also named Meadowlands.

Within Georgia, the name Meadowlands is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Meadowlands is located in Hillsborough County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Meadowlands that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Meadowlands.
    • Manitoba
      • This Meadowlands lies 1,473 miles [2,370.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Meadowlands that is located in Troup County.
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Meadowlands is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Meadowlands that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Meadowlands.
    • Ontario
      • This Meadowlands lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Meadowlands that is located in Troup County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadowlands ...

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.

  • Beaver Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver Cove is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cove
  • Creek Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Creek Ridge is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Ridge
  • Eagles Rest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Eagles Rest is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Rest
  • Hillcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hillcrest is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Holly Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Holly Hill is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Riverview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Riverview is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Riverwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverwood is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
  • Sassafrass Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
    • Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
  • Sunny Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Sunny Point is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
  • View Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • View Pointe is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Pointe
  • Wildwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wildwood is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

  • LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the South.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Meadowlands to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 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 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Meadowlands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Meadowlands 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 Meadowlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0912, Longitude: -85.0319       In this case, the coordinates for Meadowlands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.60 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.985 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.692 degrees.