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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 Meadowview Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadowview Hills 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 Meadowview Hills:
    • 37.487641, -79.135859
    • 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 Meadowview Hills
  • 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 Amherst County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Amherst County
    • Since Meadowview Hills is near Lynchburg City and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lynchburg City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Meadowview Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadowview Hills ...

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.

  • Coolwell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Coolwell is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
  • Court House Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Court House Hill is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Court House Hill
  • Daniels Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Daniels Hill is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Hill
  • Five Forks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Five Forks is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Great Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Great Oaks is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
  • Ivanhoe Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ivanhoe Forest is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe Forest
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Martins Shop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Martins Shop is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Shop
  • Martins Store
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Martins Store is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
  • Merry Moor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Merry Moor is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Moor
  • Old Stage Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Stage Run is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stage Run
  • Peakland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Peakland is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakland
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Prices Store
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Prices Store is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Store
    • Salt Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Salt Creek is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
    • Sandy Bottom
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy Bottom is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
    • Viking Fiord
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Viking Fiord is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Fiord

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Meadowview Hills and extending to:

  • Amherst, which is the Seat of Amherst County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Meadowview Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 149 miles [239.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,047 miles [9,731.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meadowview Hills) 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 Meadowview Hills 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 Meadowview Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4876, Longitude: -79.1359       In this case, the coordinates for Meadowview Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.192 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.708 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.098 degrees.