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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, 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:
    • 36.760390, -81.862902
    • 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 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Meadowview ...

We found 25 communities that share the name Meadowview.

There are three communities within Virginia that are also named Meadowview.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout 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 113 miles [181.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Meadowview that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Meadowview.
    • Salem City
      • This Meadowview is located in Salem City and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Meadowview that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Meadowview.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Columbia County
      • This Meadowview is located in Columbia County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<2> to the south of the Meadowview that is located in Washington County.
      • 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 261 miles [420 km] to the southwest of the Meadowview that is located in Washington County.
      • 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 237 miles [381.4 km] to the southwest of the Meadowview that is located in Washington County.
      • 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 405 miles [651.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Meadowview that is located in Washington County.
      • 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 466 miles [750 km] to the northwest of the Meadowview that is located in Washington County.
      • 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 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<2> to the west of the Meadowview that is located in Washington County.
      • 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 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Meadowview that is located in Washington County.
      • 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 384 miles [618 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Meadowview that is located in Washington County.
      • 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 423 miles [680.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Meadowview that is located in Washington County.
      • 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 109 miles [175.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Meadowview that is located in Washington County.
      • 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 399 miles [642.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Meadowview that is located in Washington County.
      • 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 183 miles [294.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Meadowview that is located in Washington County.
      • 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 95 miles [152.9 km] to the west southwest of the Meadowview that is located in Washington County.
      • 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 204 miles [328.3 km] to the west southwest of the Meadowview that is located in Washington County.
      • 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 323 miles [519.8 km] to the west southwest of the Meadowview that is located in Washington County.
      • 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the southwest of the Meadowview that is located in Washington County.
      • 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 924 miles [1,487 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Meadowview that is located in Washington County.
      • 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 846 miles [1,361.5 km] to the west southwest of the Meadowview that is located in Washington County.
      • 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.

  • Clarksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Washington County
  • Clinchburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
    • Clinchburg is located in Washington County
  • Drowning Ford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drowning Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
    • Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
  • Fleet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Friendship
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Washington County
  • Greenfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Washington County
  • Lowland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
    • Lowland is located in Washington County
  • Mock Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mock Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock Mill
    • Mock Mill is located in Washington County
  • Plum Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek
    • Plum Creek is located in Washington County
  • Price Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
    • Price Hill is located in Washington County
  • Shady Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Washington County
  • Shortsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shortsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
    • Shortsville is located in Washington County
  • Tumbling Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tumbling Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling Creek
    • Tumbling Creek is located in Washington County

How Far From Meadowview 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 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:

  • Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Meadowview to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,903 miles [11,109.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,779 miles [7,691.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meadowview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.washcova.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Meadowview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meadowview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7604, Longitude: -81.8629       In this case, the coordinates for Meadowview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Meadowview 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 310.818 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.46 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.456 degrees.




 

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