Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Maple Meadow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple Meadow and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Maple Meadow

• 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 Maple Meadow:
  • 37.741225, -81.344548
  • 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 Maple Meadow

• 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 Raleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
  • Since Maple Meadow is near Wyoming County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Maple Meadow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Meadow ...

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.

• Bolt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bolt is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
• Glen Daniel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Glen Daniel is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Daniel
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Daniel <1>
• Glen View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Glen View is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen View
• Glen White
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Glen White is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
• Glen White Junction ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen White Junction is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White Junction
• Hoohoo
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hoohoo is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoohoo
• Jenny Gap ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jenny Gap is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Gap
• Lester
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lester is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
• Slab Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
• Surveyor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Surveyor is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surveyor
• Trap Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Trap Hill is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Maple Meadow and extending to:

• Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Maple Meadow to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,715 miles [7,588.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'