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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 View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadow View 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 View:
    • 39.717324, -76.878867
    • 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 View
  • 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since Meadow View is near York County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 View

Communities Also Named Meadow View ...

We found eight communities that are also named Meadow View.

Within Maryland, the name Meadow View is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Newton County
      • This Meadow View is located in Newton County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Meadow View that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Meadow View.
    • North Carolina
      • Iredell County
      • This Meadow View is located in Iredell County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the southwest of the Meadow View that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Meadow View.
    • Oregon
      • Lane 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 Oregon community of Meadow View [Lane County].
    • Rhode Island
      • Kent County
      • This Meadow View is located in Kent County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Meadow View that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Meadow View.
    • South Carolina
      • Kershaw County
      • This Meadow View is located in Kershaw County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Meadow View that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Meadow View.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton 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 Tennessee community of Meadow View [Hamilton County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Meadow View is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Meadow View that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Meadow View.
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield 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 Virginia community of Meadow View [Chesterfield County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow View ...

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.

  • Brothers Delight
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Brothers Delight is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Delight
  • Dug Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dug Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
  • Fiscal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fiscal is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscal
  • Forest Knoll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Knoll is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knoll
  • Glenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenville is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Gunpowder Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Gunpowder Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder Ridge
  • Happy Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Happy Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Hobart
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hobart is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hokes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hokes is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes
  • Holland Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Holland Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Hills
  • Maple Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Park Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Park Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Peaceful Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Peaceful Valley is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
    • Reeds Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
    • Roller
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Roller is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
    • Royal Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Royal Heights is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
    • Seven Havens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Seven Havens is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Havens
    • Sticks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sticks is located in York County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticks
    • Sugar Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sugar Valley is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
    • Valley Vista
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Valley Vista is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Vista
    • Whispering Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Whispering Valley is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Valley
    • Young Mans Fancy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy

How Far From Meadow View to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 View to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meadow View and extending to:

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Meadow View to Westminster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meadow View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Meadow View 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>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 Meadow View 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 View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7173, Longitude: -76.8789       In this case, the coordinates for Meadow View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.74 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.396 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.326 degrees.