Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fields:
  • 34.438996, -82.641521
  • 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 Fields

• 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
  • Since Meadow Fields is near Abbeville County and also Hart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hart 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 Fields

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Fields ...

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.

• Cherokee Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee Farms is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Farms
• Clover Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Clover Hill is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Cloverdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cloverdale is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Flat Rock
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Flat Rock is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Green Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Homeland Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
• Indian Trail
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Trail is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
• Lyonswood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lyonswood is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonswood
• Meadow Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Meadow Park is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
• Mountain Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Creek is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Meadow Fields and extending to:

• Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the North.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Meadow Fields to Columbia, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'