Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Meaders:
  • 32.888181, -96.812501
  • 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 Meaders

• 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 Dallas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
  • Since Meaders is near Collin County and also Denton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Collin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Denton 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 Meaders

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meaders ...

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.

• Centerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Centerville is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Eagle Ford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
• Farmers Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmers Branch is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Branch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmers Branch <1>
• Gribble
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gribble is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gribble
• Hebron
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hebron is located in Collin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
• Highland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Highland is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Jim Town ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jim Town is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
  • Jim Town has also been known as:
  • Jimtown
• Oak Cliff
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
• Trinity Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
• University Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • University Park is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Park <1>

How Far From Meaders to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Meaders to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Meaders and extending to:

• Dallas, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies just to the South.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Meaders to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,714 miles [12,414.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,593 miles [9,001.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'