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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Meadow Mead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadow Mead and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mead:
- 36.307002, -88.291432
- 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 Mead
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Meadow Mead is near Benton County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Mead
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Mead ...
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.
- Chickasaw Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chickasaw Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Heights
- Hilltop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- India
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Nobles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nobles is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles
- Palestine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Paris
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Porter Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Court is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Court
- Porters ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Porters is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Sunny Side
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunny Side is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
How Far From Meadow Mead 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 Mead 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 Mead and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the West.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Meadow Mead to Nashville, 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 640 miles [1,030 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,076 miles [8,169 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Meadow Mead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Meadow Mead to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meadow Mead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3070, Longitude: -88.2914 In this case, the coordinates for Meadow Mead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.746 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.907 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.31 degrees. |
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