Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Meadowdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadowdale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Meadowdale
- 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 Meadowdale:
- 40.125909, -79.113084
- 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 Meadowdale
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Meadowdale is near Westmoreland County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Meadowdale ...
We found ten communities that share the name Meadowdale.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Meadowdale is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Houston County
- This Meadowdale is located in Houston County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Meadowdale that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Meadowdale.
- Illinois
- Kane 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 Illinois community of Meadowdale [Kane County].
- Indiana
- Lake 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 Meadowdale [Lake County].
- New York
- Albany County
- This Meadowdale is located in Albany County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Meadowdale that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Meadowdale.
- Virginia
- Highland County
- This Meadowdale is located in Highland County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Meadowdale that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Meadowdale.
- Washington
- Kitsap County
- This Meadowdale is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,196 miles [3,534.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Meadowdale that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Meadowdale.
- Snohomish County
- This Meadowdale is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,181 miles [3,510 km] to the west northwest of the Meadowdale that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Meadowdale.
- West Virginia
- Jackson County
- This Meadowdale is located in Jackson County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Meadowdale that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Meadowdale.
- Marion County
- This Meadowdale is located in Marion County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the southwest of the Meadowdale that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Meadowdale.
- Wyoming
- Platte County
- This Meadowdale is located in Platte County and lies 1,331 miles [2,142 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Meadowdale that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Meadowdale.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadowdale ...
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.
- California Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Furnace
- California Furnace is located in Westmoreland County
- Coal Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Junction
- Coal Junction is located in Somerset County
- Edie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Gray
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Husband
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Jenners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Jenners Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenners Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners Crossroads
- Jenners Crossroads is located in Somerset County
- Jennerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennerstown
- Jennerstown is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennerstown <4>
- Pilltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Roytown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roytown
- Roytown is located in Somerset County
How Far From Meadowdale 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 Meadowdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meadowdale and extending to:
- Somerset, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Meadowdale to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 139 miles [223.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,931 miles [9,545 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,646 miles [10,695.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meadowdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Meadowdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meadowdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1259, Longitude: -79.1131 In this case, the coordinates for Meadowdale 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Meadowdale 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Meadowdale 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 309.062 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.959 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.145 degrees. |