Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Meadowood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadowood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Meadowood
- 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 Meadowood:
- 40.842009, -79.893944
- 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 Meadowood
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Meadowood is near Armstrong County and also Allegheny County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- eBird sighting report for Allegheny 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 Meadowood ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Meadowood.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Meadowood is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Elkhart 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 Meadowood [Elkhart County].
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Meadowood [Marion County].
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Meadowood is located in Harford County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Meadowood that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Meadowood.
- Montgomery County
- This Meadowood is located in Montgomery County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the southeast of the Meadowood that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Meadowood.
- North Carolina
- Cleveland County
- This Meadowood is located in Cleveland County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Meadowood that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Meadowood.
- Rockingham County
- This Meadowood is located in Rockingham County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km] to the south of the Meadowood that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Meadowood.
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadowood ...
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.
- Bonnie Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Brook
- Bonnie Brook is located in Butler County
- Butler
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
- Carbon Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
- Carbon Center is located in Butler County
- Great Belt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Greenwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Greenwood Village is located in Butler County
- Herman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Herman is located in Butler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herman <4>
- Highfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Meridian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Mount Chestnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Chestnut have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Chestnut
- Mount Chestnut is located in Butler County
- Nixon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Meadowood 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 Meadowood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meadowood and extending to:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Meadowood to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than 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 202 miles [325.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,932 miles [9,546.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,527 miles [7,285.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meadowood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.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- Meadowood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meadowood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8420, Longitude: -79.8939 In this case, the coordinates for Meadowood 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Meadowood 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 Meadowood 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 309.502 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.569 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.23 degrees. |