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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 Meadowville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadowville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Meadowville:
    • 41.845669, -111.397486
    • 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 Meadowville
  • 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 Meadowville ...

We found six communities that share the name Meadowville.

Within Utah, the name Meadowville is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Caribou County
      • This Meadowville is located in Caribou County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the north of the Meadowville that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caribou County community of Meadowville.
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Meadowville is located in Penobscot County and lies 2,138 miles [3,440.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Meadowville that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Meadowville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Meadowville lies 2,394 miles [3,852.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Meadowville that is located in Rich County.
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County and lies 1,826 miles [2,938.7 km]<1> to the east of the Meadowville that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Meadowville.
      • Fauquier County
      • This Meadowville is located in Fauquier County and lies 1,769 miles [2,846.9 km] to the east of the Meadowville that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Meadowville.
    • West Virginia
      • Barbour County
      • This Meadowville is located in Barbour County and lies 1,655 miles [2,663.5 km]<1> to the east of the Meadowville that is located in Rich County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Meadowville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadowville ...

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.

  • Fish Haven
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Garden City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lakota
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakota have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
    • Lakota is located in Rich County
  • Old Limber Pine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Limber Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Limber Pine
    • Old Limber Pine is located in Rich County
  • Pickelville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Randolph
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Rich County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <2>
  • Round Valley ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sage Creek ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Sage Creek Junction ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meadowville and extending to:

  • Randolph, which is the Seat of Rich County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Meadowville to Randolph, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,806 miles [2,906.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 103 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,689 miles [12,374.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,671 miles [9,126.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meadowville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Meadowville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meadowville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8457, Longitude: -111.3975    
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Meadowville 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 331.634 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.238 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.393 degrees.




 

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