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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 High Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High 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 High Meadows:
    • 36.109026, -80.118933
    • 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 High 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 High Meadows is near Guilford County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 High Meadows

Communities Also Named High Meadows ...

We found six communities that are also named High Meadows.

There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named High Meadows.

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

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Nash County
      • This High Meadows is located in Nash County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the east of the High Meadows that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of High Meadows.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Peoria 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 Illinois community of High Meadows [Peoria County].
    • Maryland
      • Frederick 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 Maryland community of High Meadows [Frederick County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This High Meadows is located in Berks County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the High Meadows that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of High Meadows.
      • Delaware 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 Pennsylvania community of High Meadows [Delaware County].
    • Virginia
      • Washington County
      • This High Meadows is located in Washington County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the High Meadows that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of High Meadows.

Curious and Interesting Names Near High 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.

  • Benefit ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Benefit is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
  • Bonanza Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
  • Chalk Level ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chalk Level is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
  • Cityview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cityview is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cityview
  • Four Seasons
    (4 miles [6.4 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
  • Greystone Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
  • Quail Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Skyview Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Skyview Park is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview Park
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Smokerise
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
    • Sun Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
    • Timber Trails
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Timber Trails is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
    • Union Cross
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Union Cross is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
    • Walkertown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Willowbend
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in High 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 High Meadows to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>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 256 miles [412 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,729 miles [7,610.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- High Meadows) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 High Meadows 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 High 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 High Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1090, Longitude: -80.1189       In this case, the coordinates for High Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.797 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.196 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.949 degrees.