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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 Meadow Lands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadow Lands and the surrounding area.
- 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 Lands:
- 40.218868, -80.219627
- 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 Lands
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Meadow Lands is near Allegheny County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Lands
Communities Also Named Meadow Lands ...
We found one communities that are also named Meadow Lands.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Meadow Lands is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Meadow Lands in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Meadow Lands is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,402 miles [2,256.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Meadow Lands that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Meadow Lands.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Lands ...
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.
- Cokeburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Cool Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cool Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
- Eighty Four
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Gabby Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gabby Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabby Heights
- Gambles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gambles is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambles
- Hill Church
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Church is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Church
- Laboratory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Log Pile
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Log Pile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Pile
- Manifold
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Manifold is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manifold
- Muse
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Muse is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rich Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rich Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Weavertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weavertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown
How Far From Meadow Lands 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 Lands to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meadow Lands and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Meadow Lands to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 192 miles [309 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,972 miles [9,611 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,565 miles [7,346.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Lands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lands 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 Meadow Lands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2189, Longitude: -80.2196 In this case, the coordinates for Meadow Lands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.735 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.738 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.605 degrees. |
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