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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 Meadow Stream, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadow Stream 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 Meadow Stream:
    • 39.690382, -76.524133
    • 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 Meadow Stream
  • 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Since Meadow Stream is near Baltimore County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Meadow Stream

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Stream ...

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.

  • Coldstream
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Coldstream is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
  • Coventry Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Coventry Meadows is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Meadows
  • Deer Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Meadows is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadows
  • Drybranch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Drybranch is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drybranch
  • Eden Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Eden Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Hills
  • Holiday Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Indian Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Indian Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Indian Meadows is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
  • Ivory Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ivory Mill is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory Mill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Madonna Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Madonna Hills is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonna Hills
    • Nestling Wind
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Nestling Wind is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestling Wind
    • Quail Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Quail Hills is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hills
    • Rolling Knolls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Rolling Knolls is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
    • Walnut Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Springs is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
    • Wilsons Choice
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Wilsons Choice is located in Harford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Choice

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Meadow Stream and extending to:

  • Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Meadow Stream to Bel Air, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 61 miles [98.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,426 miles [7,123 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meadow Stream) 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 Meadow Stream 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 Meadow Stream. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6904, Longitude: -76.5241       In this case, the coordinates for Meadow Stream have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.531 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.155 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.185 degrees.