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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 East Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Meadows 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 East Meadows:
    • 38.798699, -81.336508
    • 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 East Meadows
  • 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 East Meadows ...

We found three communities that share the name East Meadows.

Within West Virginia, the name East Meadows is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Effingham County
      • This East Meadows is located in Effingham County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the west of the East Meadows that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of East Meadows.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This East Meadows lies 1,552 miles [2,497.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Meadows that is located in Roane County.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This East Meadows is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,617 miles [2,602.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the East Meadows that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of East Meadows.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Meadows ...

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.

  • Buffalolick ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalolick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
    • Buffalolick is located in Roane County
  • Clover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
    • Clover is located in Roane County
  • Grace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Grace is located in Roane County
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Roane County
  • Leaning Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaning Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaning Oak
    • Leaning Oak is located in Roane County
  • Leo ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
    • Leo is located in Roane County
  • Nancy Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nancy Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Run
    • Nancy Run is located in Roane County
  • Otto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
    • Otto is located in Roane County
  • Pink
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
    • Pink is located in Calhoun County
  • Quiet Vale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiet Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Vale
    • Quiet Vale is located in Roane County
  • Reedyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
    • Reedyville is located in Roane County
  • Rushville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Rushville is located in Roane County
  • Speed
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speed have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
    • Speed is located in Roane County
  • Walnut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Walnut Grove is located in Roane County

How Far From East Meadows to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as East Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Spencer, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from East Meadows to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,081 miles [9,786.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,671 miles [7,517.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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

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

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 from Point A (ie- East Meadows) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7987, Longitude: -81.3365       In this case, the coordinates for East Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 East Meadows to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.471 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.363 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.589 degrees.









 

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