Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Meriwether, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meriwether and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Meriwether
- 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 Meriwether:
- 33.157784, -83.314268
- 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 Meriwether
- 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 Baldwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
- Since Meriwether is near Putnam County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Meriwether ...
We found three communities that share the name Meriwether.
Within Georgia, the name Meriwether is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Glacier County
- This Meriwether is located in Glacier County and lies 1,852 miles [2,980.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Meriwether that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glacier County community of Meriwether.
- South Carolina
- Edgefield 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 South Carolina community of Meriwether [Edgefield County].
- McCormick County
- This Meriwether is located in McCormick County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Meriwether that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCormick County community of Meriwether.
- Montana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meriwether ...
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.
- Coopers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Dennis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Flat Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Fortville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Haddock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Haddock is located in Jones County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haddock <4>
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Baldwin County
- Martins Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
- Martins Ferry is located in Putnam County
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Note
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Rockville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Sandtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Sandy Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Union Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Putnam County
How Far From Meriwether 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 Meriwether to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meriwether and extending to:
- Milledgeville, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Meriwether to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,117 miles [11,453.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,997 miles [8,041.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meriwether. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Baldwin County: www.baldwincountyga.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Meriwether) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meriwether. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1578, Longitude: -83.3143 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Meriwether 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> | 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 Meriwether to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.605 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.847 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.017 degrees. |