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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 Meadowville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadowville 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 Meadowville:
    • 38.798171, -77.815272
    • 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 Meadowville
  • 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 Meadowville ...

We found six communities that share the name Meadowville.

There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Meadowville.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Chesterfield County
      • This Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Meadowville that is located in Fauquier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Meadowville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Caribou County
      • This Meadowville is located in Caribou County and lies 1,775 miles [2,856.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Meadowville that is located in Fauquier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caribou County community of Meadowville.
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Meadowville is located in Penobscot County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Meadowville that is located in Fauquier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Meadowville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Meadowville lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the northeast of the Meadowville that is located in Fauquier County.
    • Utah
      • Rich County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Meadowville [Rich County].
    • West Virginia
      • Barbour County
      • This Meadowville is located in Barbour County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Meadowville that is located in Fauquier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Meadowville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadowville ...

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.

  • Broken Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broken Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Hill
    • Broken Hill is located in Fauquier County
  • Edwardsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
    • Edwardsville is located in Fauquier County
  • Frogtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
    • Frogtown is located in Fauquier County
  • Frytown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
    • Frytown is located in Fauquier County
  • Halfway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halfway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Halfway is located in Fauquier County
  • Hopewell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hopewell is located in Fauquier County
  • Little Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
    • Little Georgetown is located in Fauquier County
  • Marshall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Tavern
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tavern
    • Old Tavern is located in Fauquier County
  • Pilgrims Rest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrims Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
    • Pilgrims Rest is located in Fauquier County
  • Rock Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
    • Rock Hill is located in Fauquier County
  • Waterfall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterfall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
    • Waterfall is located in Prince William County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meadowville and extending to:

  • Warrenton, which is the Seat of Fauquier County, lies just to the South.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Meadowville to Richmond, with an average speed<6>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 5 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,935 miles [9,551.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,518 miles [7,271 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Fauquier County: www.fauquiercounty.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meadowville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meadowville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7982, Longitude: -77.8153       In this case, the coordinates for Meadowville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Meadowville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Meadowville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.355 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.953 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.08 degrees.









 

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