Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Meadowfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadowfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Meadowfield
- 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 Meadowfield:
- 36.595970, -80.443672
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Meadowfield
- 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 Patrick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Patrick County
- Since Meadowfield is near Stokes County and also Surry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stokes County
- eBird sighting report for Surry 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Meadowfield ...
We found two communities that share the name Meadowfield.
Within Virginia, the name Meadowfield is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- This Meadowfield is located in Richland County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the south of the Meadowfield that is located in Patrick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Meadowfield.
- Tennessee
- Hancock County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Meadowfield [Hancock County].
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadowfield ...
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.
- Brim ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Combstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Dry Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Five Forks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Patrick County
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Georges Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Georges Mill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Harts Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Store
- Harts Store is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Indian Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
- Indian Grove is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jessup Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup Mill
- Jessup Mill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Joyce Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyce Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Mill
- Joyce Mill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Meadows of Dan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows of Dan
- Meadows of Dan is located in Patrick County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadows of Dan <4>
- Peters Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Pike City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Slate Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mountain
- Slate Mountain is located in Surry County (NC)
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Surry County (NC)
- Joyce Mill
How Far From Meadowfield 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 Meadowfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meadowfield and extending to:
- Stuart, which is the Seat of Patrick County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Meadowfield to Stuart, with an average speed<5> 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 178 miles [286.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 244 miles [392.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,723 miles [7,600.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meadowfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Patrick County: www.co.patrick.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meadowfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meadowfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5960, Longitude: -80.4437 In this case, the coordinates for Meadowfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Meadowfield 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Meadowfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.981 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.477 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.925 degrees. |