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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 Indian Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian 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 Indian Meadows:
    • 38.422308, -82.245146
    • 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 Indian Meadows
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Cabell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell County
    • Since Indian Meadows is near Lawrence County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • 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 Indian Meadows

Communities Also Named Indian Meadows ...

We found five communities that are also named Indian Meadows.

Within West Virginia, the name Indian Meadows is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Larimer County
      • This Indian Meadows is located in Larimer County and lies 1,246 miles [2,005.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Indian Meadows that is located in Cabell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Indian Meadows.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Indian Meadows is located in Baltimore County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Indian Meadows that is located in Cabell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Indian Meadows.
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This Indian Meadows is located in Wood County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Indian Meadows that is located in Cabell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Indian Meadows.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cherokee County
      • This Indian Meadows is located in Cherokee County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the west of the Indian Meadows that is located in Cabell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Indian Meadows.
    • Wisconsin
      • Sheboygan County
      • This Indian Meadows is located in Sheboygan County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Indian Meadows that is located in Cabell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheboygan County community of Indian Meadows.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian 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.

  • Blue Sulphur
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Blue Sulphur is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur
  • Fair Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fair Place is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Place
  • Fudges Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
  • Inez
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Inez is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Lock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
  • Martha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Martha is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
  • Pea Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Riverview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Riverview is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Rolling Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Timberlake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Timberlake is located in Cabell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

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

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

  • Huntington, which is the Seat of Cabell County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Indian Meadows to Huntington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,135 miles [9,873.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,726 miles [7,605.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Indian Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Indian Meadows 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 Indian Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4223, Longitude: -82.2451       In this case, the coordinates for Indian Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.033 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.949 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.106 degrees.