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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).

When in Meyer Camp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meyer Camp 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 Meyer Camp:
    • 19.220833, -155.493056
    • 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 Meyer Camp
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meyer Camp ...

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.

  • Fern Forest
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Forest
  • Hawaiian Ocean View
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Papa
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papa
  • Volcano
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volcano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volcano
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volcano <2>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Meyer Camp and extending to:

  • Honolulu, which is the State Capital of Hawaii, lies 210 miles [338 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Meyer Camp to Honolulu, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 10 days, a buggy would take 187 days and walking would take 272 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 8,836 miles [14,220.2 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 9,437 miles [15,187.4 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 8,138 miles [13,096.8 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meyer Camp. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Hawaii: https://portal.ehawaii.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Meyer Camp) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meyer Camp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 19.2208, Longitude: -155.4931       In this case, the coordinates for Meyer Camp have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Meyer Camp to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 11.581 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 21.007 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 349.874 degrees.









 

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