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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 Meade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meade 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 Meade:
    • 37.877916, -76.963579
    • 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 Meade
  • 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
    • Since Meade is near King and Queen County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Meade

Communities Also Named Meade ...

We found six communities that are also named Meade.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Meade.

Beyond Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Wise County
      • This Meade is located in Wise County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the west of the Meade that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Meade.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Meade [Calhoun County].
    • Kansas
      • Meade County
      • This Meade is located in Meade County and lies 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km]<1> to the west of the Meade that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Meade.
    • Michigan
      • Macomb County
      • This Meade is located in Macomb County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Meade that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Meade.
    • Ohio
      • Pickaway County
      • This Meade is located in Pickaway County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Meade that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Meade.
    • Tennessee
      • Van Buren County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Meade [Van Buren County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meade ...

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.

  • Battery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Battery is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery
  • Bestland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bestland is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestland
  • Indian Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Neck is located in King and Queen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Neck
  • Jacks Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacks Fork is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Fork
  • Kino
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kino is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
  • Longist Forks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Longist Forks is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longist Forks
  • Millers Tavern
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
  • Minor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Minor is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
  • Pauls Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pauls Crossroads is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Crossroads
  • Pigeon Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pigeon Hill is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hill

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

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

  • Tappahannock, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Meade to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 70 miles [112.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,938 miles [9,556.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,516 miles [7,267.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meade) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Meade, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Meade 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 Meade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8779, Longitude: -76.9636       In this case, the coordinates for Meade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.907 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.302 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.071 degrees.