Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Meadow Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadow Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Meadow Village

• 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 Village:
  • 40.868710, -74.235146
  • 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 Village

• 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Since Meadow Village is near Passaic County and also Morris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Passaic County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morris 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 Village

Communities Also Named Meadow Village ...

We found one communities that are also named Meadow Village.

Within New Jersey, the name Meadow Village is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Meadow Village in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Guernsey County
    • This Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the west of the Meadow Village that is located in Essex County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Meadow Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Village ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Franklin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Franklin is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Great Notch
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Great Notch is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Notch
• Lake View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lake View is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Little Falls
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Little Falls is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
• Mountain View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Nutley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nutley is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutley
• Packanack Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Packanack Lake is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packanack Lake
• Preakness
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Preakness is located in Passaic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preakness
• Two Bridges
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Two Bridges is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Bridges

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

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

• Newark, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Meadow Village to Newark, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 201 miles [323.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,697 miles [9,168.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,280 miles [6,888 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'