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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 Gate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadow Gate 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 Meadow Gate:
- 37.627367, -77.352480
- 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 Gate
- 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 Hanover County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
- Since Meadow Gate is near Henrico County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico 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 Meadow Gate
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Gate ...
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.
- Cherrydale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cherrydale is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Chickahominy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chickahominy is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickahominy
- Cold Harbor Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Harbor Farms is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Harbor Farms
- Dogwood Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dogwood Knoll is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Knoll
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Holly Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Ridge is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Hughes Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hughes Corner is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Corner
- Lynn Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Grove
- Mechanicsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Orchard Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orchard Gardens is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Gardens
- Pebblebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pebblebrook is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
- Raven Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Raven Run is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Robin Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Robin Ridge is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Spring Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring Meadows is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Twin Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Meadow Gate 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 Meadow Gate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Meadow Gate and extending to:
- Hanover, which is the Seat of Hanover County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Meadow Gate to Hanover, 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 just to the southwest (SW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 89 miles [143.2 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,965 miles [9,599.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,544 miles [7,312.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Meadow Gate) 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 Gate 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 Gate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6274, Longitude: -77.3525 In this case, the coordinates for Meadow Gate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.146 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.536 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.322 degrees. |
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