Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 View Estates:
  • 40.180300, -75.189700
  • 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 View Estates

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Meadow View Estates is near Bucks County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 View Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow View Estates ...

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.

• Carpenters Way
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Carpenters Way is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Way
• Dublin Chase
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dublin Chase is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Chase
• Dublin Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dublin Crossing is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Crossing
• Maple Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Maple Glen is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Glen <1>
• Maple Glen Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Maple Glen Hollow is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen Hollow
• Mount Pleasant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Pheasant Knoll
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pheasant Knoll is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Knoll
• Rose Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rose Valley is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
• Saw Mill Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Saw Mill Valley is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill Valley
• Spring House
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Spring House is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring House
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring House <1>
• Squires Knoll
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Squires Knoll is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Knoll
• Three Tuns
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Three Tuns is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Tuns
• Wooded Pond
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Wooded Pond is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Pond

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Meadow View Estates and extending to:

• Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Meadow View Estates to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,348 miles [6,997.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'