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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 Country Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Meadows 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 Country Meadows:
    • 36.085693, -80.117266
    • 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 Country Meadows
  • 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
    • Since Country Meadows is near Davidson County and also Guilford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford 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 Country Meadows

Communities Also Named Country Meadows ...

We found nine communities that are also named Country Meadows.

Within North Carolina, the name Country Meadows is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Country Meadows is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km]<1> to the west of the Country Meadows that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Country Meadows.
    • Illinois
      • Adams County
      • This Country Meadows is located in Adams County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Country Meadows that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Country Meadows.
      • Will County
      • This Country Meadows is located in Will County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km] to the northwest of the Country Meadows that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Country Meadows.
    • Mississippi
      • Oktibbeha County
      • This Country Meadows is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Country Meadows that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Country Meadows.
    • New York
      • Genesee County
      • This Country Meadows is located in Genesee County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the north of the Country Meadows that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Country Meadows.
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This Country Meadows is located in Wood County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Country Meadows that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Country Meadows.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Country Meadows is located in Davis County and lies 1,742 miles [2,803.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Country Meadows that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Country Meadows.
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Country Meadows is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,744 miles [2,806.7 km] to the west northwest of the Country Meadows that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Country Meadows.
      • Weber County
      • This Country Meadows is located in Weber County and lies 1,748 miles [2,813.1 km] to the west northwest of the Country Meadows that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Country Meadows.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Meadows ...

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.

  • Four Seasons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Four Seasons is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
  • Fox Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fox Run is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Georgetown is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • High Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
  • Quail Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Sun Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
  • Timber Trails
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Timber Trails is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
  • Union Cross
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Union Cross is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
  • Willowbend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend

How Far From Country Meadows 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 Country Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies just to the West.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Country Meadows to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 257 miles [413.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,730 miles [7,612.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Country Meadows) 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 Country Meadows 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 Country Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0857, Longitude: -80.1173       In this case, the coordinates for Country Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.797 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.191 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.955 degrees.