RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Virginia >> Meadowview >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).

When in Meadowview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadowview 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:
    • 37.306524, -80.026707
    • 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
  • 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

Communities Also Named Meadowview ...

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].
    • Roanoke City
      • This Meadowview is located in Roanoke City and lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Meadowview.
    • Washington County
      • This Meadowview is located in Washington County and lies 108 miles [173.8 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 287 miles [461.9 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 358 miles [576.1 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 343 miles [552 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 477 miles [767.7 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 515 miles [828.8 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 952 miles [1,532.1 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 708 miles [1,139.4 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 280 miles [450.6 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 531 miles [854.6 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 104 miles [167.4 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 305 miles [490.8 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 291 miles [468.3 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 202 miles [325.1 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 311 miles [500.5 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 431 miles [693.6 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 144 miles [231.7 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 1,031 miles [1,659.2 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 953 miles [1,533.7 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.

  • Cherry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Cliffview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cliffview is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffview
  • Covehaven Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Covehaven Court is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covehaven Court
  • Dale Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Dale Court is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Court
  • Dawnwood Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Dawnwood Forest is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawnwood Forest
  • Dropmore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dropmore is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dropmore
  • Edgelawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Edgelawn is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgelawn
  • Evans Hill
    (Less than 2 miles 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Foxwood is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
  • Glen Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Glen Cove is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Grandview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Grandview is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
    • 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 northwest)
      • Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
    • Hemlock Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Hemlock Hills is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hills
    • Hockman
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hockman is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockman
    • Honeysuckle Bluff
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Honeysuckle Bluff is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Bluff
    • Lake Spring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Lake Spring is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
    • Lake View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Lake View is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Locust Grove Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Locust Grove Park is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Park
    • Lone Oak
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Lone Oak is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
    • Medley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Medley is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medley
    • Orchard Court
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Orchard Court is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Court
    • Plainview
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Plainview is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Rolling Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rolling Woods is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Woods
    • Spangler
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Spangler is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
    • Spring Garden
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Spring Garden is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
    • Stonegate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Stonegate is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
    • Summit Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • 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 west)
      • Woodside Park is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park

How Far From Meadowview 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 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 143 miles [230.1 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 196 miles [315.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,675 miles [7,523.7 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 37.3065, Longitude: -80.0267       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 309.722 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.286 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.526 degrees.