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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 Meta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meta 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 Meta:
- 37.570378, -82.437370
- 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 Meta
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Meta is near Floyd County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin 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 Meta
Communities Also Named Meta ...
We found one communities that are also named Meta.
Within Kentucky, the name Meta is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Meta in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Osage County
- This Meta is located in Osage County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<1> to the west of the Meta that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Meta.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meta ...
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.
- Big Shoal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Shoal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shoal
- Blackburn Bottom
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blackburn Bottom is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Bottom
- Canada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coal Run Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Grassy Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grassy Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Branch
- Joes Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Joes Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
- Lower Chloe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Chloe is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chloe
- Pigeon Roost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Pikeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raccoon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Tom Ray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tom Ray is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Ray
- Upper Dick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Upper Dick is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dick
- Upper Turkey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Upper Turkey is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Turkey
How Far From Meta 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 Meta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meta and extending to:
- Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Meta to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,895 miles [11,096.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,770 miles [7,676.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Meta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Meta 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 Meta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5704, Longitude: -82.4374 In this case, the coordinates for Meta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.159 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.968 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.452 degrees. |
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