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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 Meadowood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadowood 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 Meadowood:
    • 40.979722, -80.554167
    • 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 Meadowood
  • 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 Meadowood ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Meadowood.

Within Ohio, the name Meadowood is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marshall County
      • This Meadowood is located in Marshall County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Meadowood that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Meadowood.
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • This Meadowood is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,275 miles [2,051.9 km]<1> to the west of the Meadowood that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Meadowood.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Meadowood is located in New Castle County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Meadowood that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Meadowood.
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Meadowood is located in Hall County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Meadowood that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Meadowood.
    • Indiana
      • Elkhart 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 Indiana community of Meadowood [Elkhart County].
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Meadowood [Marion County].
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Meadowood is located in Harford County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Meadowood that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Meadowood.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Meadowood is located in Montgomery County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the southeast of the Meadowood that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Meadowood.
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This Meadowood is located in Cleveland County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the south of the Meadowood that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Meadowood.
      • Rockingham County
      • This Meadowood is located in Rockingham County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km] to the south of the Meadowood that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Meadowood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • This Meadowood is located in Butler County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Meadowood that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Meadowood.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Meadowood is located in Blount County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Meadowood that is located in Mahoning County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Meadowood.
    • Virginia
      • Henrico 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 Meadowood [Henrico County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadowood ...

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.

  • Boardman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Coverts
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coverts have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverts
    • Coverts is located in Lawrence County (PA)
  • Crab Creek Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Creek Junction
    • Crab Creek Junction is located in Mahoning County
  • Edinburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Eureka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Mahoning County
  • Five Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Mahoning County
  • Ginger Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ginger Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hill
    • Ginger Hill is located in Mahoning County
  • Hillsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
    • Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
  • Peanut
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peanut have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peanut
    • Peanut is located in Lawrence County (PA)
  • Poland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Poland Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
    • Poland Center is located in Mahoning County
  • Porters Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Corners
    • Porters Corners is located in Mahoning County
  • Sunnyside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in Lawrence County (PA)
  • Unity
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Unity is located in Columbiana County

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

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

  • Youngstown, which is the Seat of Mahoning County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Meadowood to Youngstown, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,952 miles [9,578.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,549 miles [7,320.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meadowood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mahoning County: www.mahoningcountygov.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 from Point A (ie- Meadowood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meadowood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9797, Longitude: -80.5542       In this case, the coordinates for Meadowood 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 Meadowood 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>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.
<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 Meadowood 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 309.906 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.047 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.482 degrees.









 

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