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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 Wood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadow Wood Estates 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 Wood Estates:
    • 37.325135, -80.013096
    • 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 Wood Estates
  • 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
    • Since Meadow Wood Estates is near Roanoke City and also Salem City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem City
  • 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 Wood Estates

Communities Also Named Meadow Wood Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Meadow Wood Estates.

Within Virginia, the name Meadow Wood Estates is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Meadow Wood Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Meadow Wood Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,720 miles [2,768.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Meadow Wood Estates that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Meadow Wood Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Wood Estates ...

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.

  • Covehaven Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Covehaven Court is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covehaven Court
  • Dale Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Dale Court is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Court
  • Dawnwood Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Dawnwood Forest is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawnwood Forest
  • Edgelawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Edgelawn is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgelawn
  • Evans Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Evans Hill is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Hill
  • Forest Lawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Forest Lawn is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Park is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Foxwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Foxwood is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
  • Glen Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Glen Cove is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Grove Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove Park is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Hanging Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
  • Hemlock Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hemlock Hills is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hills
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Honeysuckle Bluff
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Honeysuckle Bluff is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Bluff
    • Locust Grove Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Locust Grove Park is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Park
    • Lone Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Lone Oak is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
    • Meadowview
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Meadowview is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
    • Medley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Medley is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medley
    • Plainview
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Plainview is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Rolling Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Rolling Woods is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Woods
    • Spring Garden
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Spring Garden is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
    • Summit Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Summit Hills is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
    • Willow Green
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Willow Green is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
    • Woodside Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Woodside Park is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park

How Far From Meadow Wood Estates 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 include the distance from a community such as Meadow Wood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Meadow Wood Estates to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 194 miles [312.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Meadow Wood Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Wood Estates 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 Wood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3251, Longitude: -80.0131       In this case, the coordinates for Meadow Wood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.713 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.279 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.514 degrees.