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Communities Also Named Meadow Wood ...
We found four communities that share the name Meadow Wood.
Within Ontario, the name Meadow Wood is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marshall County
- This Meadow Wood is located in Marshall County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Meadow Wood.
- New York
- Monroe County
- This Meadow Wood is located in Monroe County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Meadow Wood.
- 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 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Meadow Wood.
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.
- Birchwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Clearview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Dixie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Erin Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Mills
- Erindale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erindale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erindale
- Kent Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Long Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Park Royal
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Royal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Royal
- Vista Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Meadow Wood 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 Wood to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meadow Wood and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Meadow Wood to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,410 miles [7,097.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
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 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: 43.5150, Longitude: -79.6117 |
| <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 . 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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 Meadow Wood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.143 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.576 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.058 degrees. |
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