Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wick:
  • 40.154400, -75.298400
  • 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 Wick

• 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 Wick is near Indiana County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana 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 Wick

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Wick ...

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.

• Acorn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Acorn is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
• Blue Bell
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Bell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Bell <1>
• Far-A-Field
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Far-A-Field is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far-A-Field
• Five Points
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Hickorytown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hickorytown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
• Mermaid Estates
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mermaid Estates is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid Estates
• Mews at Blue Bell
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mews at Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mews at Blue Bell
• Springtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Springtown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Stuarts Keep
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Stuarts Keep is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Keep
• Townline
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Townline is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline
• Village Circle
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Village Circle is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Circle

How Far From Meadow Wick 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 Wick 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 Wick and extending to:

• Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Meadow Wick 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 126 miles [202.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,771 miles [9,287.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,354 miles [7,007.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'