Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Max Meadows:
  • 36.971821, -80.948063<1>
  • 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 Max Meadows

• 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 Wythe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wythe County
  • Since Max Meadows is near Pulaski County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski 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 Max Meadows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Max Meadows ...

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.

• Clark ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clark is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Farmers Store
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Farmers Store is also located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Store
• Galena
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Galena is also located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
• Grahams Forge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grahams Forge is also located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Forge
• Kent
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kent is also located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kent
  • From Max Meadows to Kent
• Locust Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Locust Hill is also located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Locust Hill
  • From Max Meadows to Locust Hill
• Lone Ash
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Ash is also located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Ash
• Porters Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Porters Crossroads is also located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Crossroads
• Red Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Hill is also located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Stones Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stones Mill is also located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Mill
• Stringtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stringtown is also located in Wythe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

How Far From Max Meadows 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 included the distance from a community such as Max Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wytheville, which is the Seat of Wythe County, lies just to the West.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 197 miles [317 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Max Meadows to Richmond, 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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 251 miles [403.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,730 miles [7,612.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>