Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Meadowville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadowville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Meadowville
- 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 Meadowville:
- 42.763531, -111.603837
- 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 Meadowville
- 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 Caribou County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Caribou County
- Since Meadowville is near Bear Lake County and also Bannock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bear Lake County
- eBird sighting report for Bannock 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 Meadowville ...
We found six communities that share the name Meadowville.
Within Idaho, the name Meadowville is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Penobscot County
- This Meadowville is located in Penobscot County and lies 2,125 miles [3,419.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Meadowville that is located in Caribou County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Meadowville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Meadowville lies 2,380 miles [3,830.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Meadowville that is located in Caribou County.
- Utah
- Rich County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Meadowville [Rich County].
- Virginia
- Chesterfield County
- This Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County and lies 1,836 miles [2,954.8 km]<1> to the east of the Meadowville that is located in Caribou County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Meadowville.
- Fauquier County
- This Meadowville is located in Fauquier County and lies 1,775 miles [2,856.6 km] to the east of the Meadowville that is located in Caribou County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Meadowville.
- West Virginia
- Barbour County
- This Meadowville is located in Barbour County and lies 1,662 miles [2,674.7 km]<1> to the east of the Meadowville that is located in Caribou County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Meadowville.
- Maine
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadowville ...
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.
- Central
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - China Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
- China Hill is located in Caribou County
- Grace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Grace is located in Caribou County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace <4>
- Hatch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Rose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Soda Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Soda Springs is located in Caribou County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soda Springs <4>
- Telluride
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Meadowville 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 Meadowville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meadowville and extending to:
- Soda Springs, which is the Seat of Caribou County, lies just to the South.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Meadowville to Boise City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,812 miles [2,916.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,638 miles [12,292.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,629 miles [9,059 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meadowville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meadowville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meadowville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7635, Longitude: -111.6038 In this case, the coordinates for Meadowville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Meadowville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Meadowville 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 331.872 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.597 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.432 degrees. |