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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 Meadow Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadow Brook 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 Meadow Brook:
    • 37.265962, -80.413940
    • 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 Meadow Brook
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Meadow Brook is near Giles County and also Craig County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Craig 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 Meadow Brook

Communities Also Named Meadow Brook ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Meadow Brook.

Within Virginia, the name Meadow Brook is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Yuma 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 Arizona community of Meadow Brook [Yuma County].
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,182 miles [3,511.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Meadow Brook that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Meadow Brook.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in Hillsborough County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Meadow Brook that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Meadow Brook.
    • Kansas
      • Johnson 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 Kansas community of Meadow Brook [Johnson County].
    • Kentucky
      • Estill 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 Kentucky community of Meadow Brook [Estill County].
    • Maine
      • Penobscot 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 Maine community of Meadow Brook [Penobscot County].
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Meadow Brook that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Meadow Brook.
      • Carroll County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in Carroll County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km] to the northeast of the Meadow Brook that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Meadow Brook.
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in Bristol County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Meadow Brook that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Meadow Brook.
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in Saint Louis County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Meadow Brook that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Meadow Brook.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Meadow Brook lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Meadow Brook that is located in Montgomery County.
    • North Carolina
      • Edgecombe County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in Edgecombe County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Meadow Brook that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Meadow Brook.
      • Lenoir County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in Lenoir County and lies 210 miles [338 km] to the southeast of the Meadow Brook that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Meadow Brook.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in Anderson County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Meadow Brook that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Meadow Brook.
      • Darlington County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in Darlington County and lies 210 miles [338 km] to the south of the Meadow Brook that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Meadow Brook.
      • Pickens County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in Pickens County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km] to the southwest of the Meadow Brook that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Meadow Brook.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Meadow Brook is located in King County and lies 2,219 miles [3,571.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Meadow Brook that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Meadow Brook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Brook ...

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.

  • Cedar Orchard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Orchard is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Orchard
  • Clover Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Clover Valley is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Valley
  • Hunters Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Knob Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Knob Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
  • Meadow Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Meadow Run is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run
  • Mountain View
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Mountain View is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Murphy
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Murphy is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Orchard View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Orchard View is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
  • Patrick Henry Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Patrick Henry Place is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry Place
  • Pheasant Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pheasant Run is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
  • Silver Leaf
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Silver Leaf is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
  • Stonegate
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Stonegate is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sundance Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sundance Ridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Ridge
    • Sundance Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
    • University Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • University Place is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
    • University Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • University Terrace is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace

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

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

  • Christiansburg, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Meadow Brook to Christiansburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,817 miles [10,970.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,694 miles [7,554.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Meadow Brook 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meadow Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Meadow Brook 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 Meadow Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2660, Longitude: -80.4139       In this case, the coordinates for Meadow Brook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.952 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.543 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.699 degrees.