Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Meeker, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meeker and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Meeker
- 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 Meeker:
- 30.082991, -94.258241
- 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 Meeker
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Meeker is near Hardin County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Meeker ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Meeker.
Within Texas, the name Meeker is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Garfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Meeker [Garfield County].
- Rio Blanco County
- This Meeker is located in Rio Blanco County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Meeker that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rio Blanco County community of Meeker.
- Louisiana
- Ohio
- Darke County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Meeker [Darke County].
- Marion County
- This Meeker is located in Marion County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Meeker that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Meeker.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
- Pierce County
- This Meeker is located in Pierce County and lies 1,900 miles [3,057.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Meeker that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Meeker.
- Whitman County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Meeker [Whitman County].
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meeker ...
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.
- Cheek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - China
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- China is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <4>
- Elizabeth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Grayburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Pine Crest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Pine Crest is located in Jefferson County
- Pine Island
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
- Pine Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Hardin County
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Sour Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour Lake
- Sour Lake is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sour Lake <4>
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Whiskey Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskey Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Ford
- Whiskey Ford is located in Jefferson County
How Far From Meeker 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 Meeker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meeker and extending to:
- Beaumont, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Meeker to Austin, with an average speed<5>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,150 miles [1,850.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,026 miles [11,307.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,745 miles [12,464.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,620 miles [9,044.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meeker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Meeker 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meeker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meeker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0830, Longitude: -94.2582 In this case, the coordinates for Meeker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Meeker 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 317.926 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.775 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.866 degrees. |