Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Meadow Wood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadow Wood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Meadow Wood
- 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 Wood:
- 42.955063, -77.723336
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Meadow Wood
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Meadow Wood is near Livingston County and also Ontario County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Livingston County
- eBird sighting report for Ontario 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Meadow Wood ...
We found four communities that share the name Meadow Wood.
Within New York, the name Meadow Wood is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marshall County
- This Meadow Wood is located in Marshall County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Meadow Wood that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Meadow Wood.
- Ontario
- This Meadow Wood lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Meadow Wood that is located in Monroe County.
- Pennsylvania
- Beaver 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 Meadow Wood [Beaver County].
- Virginia
- Bedford County
- This Meadow Wood is located in Bedford County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Meadow Wood that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Meadow Wood.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Wood ...
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 Swamp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Swamp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Swamp
- Cedar Swamp is located in Monroe County
- Fowlerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerville
- Fowlerville is located in Livingston County
- Garbutt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garbutt
- Garbutt is located in Monroe County
- Littleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Littleville is located in Livingston County
- Manns Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
- Manns Corner is located in Monroe County
- Martin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Maxwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Mile-of-Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mile-of-Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile-of-Woods
- Mile-of-Woods is located in Monroe County
- Rush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Rush is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush <4>
- Severance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Severance is located in Monroe County
- Toggletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toggletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toggletown
- Toggletown is located in Livingston County
- Wheatland Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Center
- Wheatland Center is located in Monroe County
How Far From Meadow Wood 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 Wood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meadow Wood and extending to:
- Rochester, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Meadow Wood to Rochester, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,753 miles [9,258.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,352 miles [7,003.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meadow Wood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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 Wood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meadow Wood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9551, Longitude: -77.7233 In this case, the coordinates for Meadow Wood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Wood 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Wood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.993 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.19 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.379 degrees. |