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we pass this GPS location for Meadowview:
37.320969, -79.924761
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We found 25 communities that are also named Meadowview.
There are three communities within Virginia that are also named Meadowview.
Beyond Virginia, we know of 22 communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Henrico 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 Virginia community of Meadowview [Henrico County].
Salem City
This Meadowview is located in Salem City and lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Meadowview.
Washington County
This Meadowview is located in Washington County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Meadowview.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Columbia County
This Meadowview is located in Columbia County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<2> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Meadowview.
Douglas County
This Meadowview is located in Douglas County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Meadowview.
Walker County
This Meadowview is located in Walker County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Meadowview.
Illinois
Douglas County
This Meadowview is located in Douglas County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Meadowview.
Kankakee 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 Illinois community of Meadowview [Kankakee County].
Will County
This Meadowview is located in Will County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Meadowview.
Indiana
Cass 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 Indiana community of Meadowview [Cass County].
Kansas
Sedgwick County
This Meadowview is located in Sedgwick County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Meadowview.
Kentucky
Madison 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 Meadowview [Madison County].
Maine
Oxford County
This Meadowview is located in Oxford County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<2> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Meadowview.
Maryland
Cecil County
This Meadowview is located in Cecil County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<2> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Meadowview.
Mississippi
Lee County
This Meadowview is located in Lee County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Meadowview.
New Jersey
Hudson 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 New Jersey community of Meadowview [Hudson County].
North Carolina
Davidson County
This Meadowview is located in Davidson County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<2> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Meadowview.
Pennsylvania
Northumberland County
This Meadowview is located in Northumberland County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<2> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Meadowview.
Tennessee
Cumberland County
This Meadowview is located in Cumberland County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Meadowview.
Hamblen County
This Meadowview is located in Hamblen County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Meadowview.
Hamilton County
This Meadowview is located in Hamilton County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Meadowview.
Lawrence County
This Meadowview is located in Lawrence County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Meadowview.
Washington County
This Meadowview is located in Washington County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Meadowview.
Texas
Brazoria County
This Meadowview is located in Brazoria County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Meadowview.
Hunt County
This Meadowview is located in Hunt County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Meadowview.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadowview ...
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.
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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meadowview and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Meadowview to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 190 miles [305.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,088 miles [9,797.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,670 miles [7,515.6 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 Meadowview 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 . 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 '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) 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 Meadowview 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3210, Longitude: -79.9248 In this case, the coordinates for Meadowview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.661 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.219 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.479 degrees.