Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Meador, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meador and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Meador
- 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 Meador:
- 34.685414, -81.507877
- 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 Meador
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Meador is near Chester County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chester County
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Meador ...
We found three communities that share the name Meador.
Within South Carolina, the name Meador is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meador ...
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.
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Lyles Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyles Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles Ferry
- Lyles Ferry is located in Chester County
- Monarch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Neal Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neal Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Shoals
- Neal Shoals is located in Union County
- No Mans Land ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for No Mans Land have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Mans Land
- No Mans Land is located in Union County
- Pride ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Red Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Red Point ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,535 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <3>
- Woods Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Ferry
- Woods Ferry is located in Chester County
- Worthys Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthys Ferry
- Worthys Ferry is located in Chester County
How Far From Meador 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 Meador to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Meador once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Meador and extending to:
- Union, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Meador to Columbia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 381 miles [613.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,851 miles [7,806.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Union County: www.countyofunion.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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 from Point A (ie- Meador) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meador. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6854, Longitude: -81.5079 In this case, the coordinates for Meador have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Meador, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Meador 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 310.602 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.911 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.92 degrees. |