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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 Meadow Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadow Fork and the surrounding area.
- 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 Meadow Fork:
- 37.933169, -81.104267
- 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 Meadow Fork
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Meadow Fork is near Raleigh County and also Summers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summers 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 Meadow Fork
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Fork ...
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.
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Bowlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bowlin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin
- Fire Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fire Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fire Creek
- Glen Jean
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenstown
- Harvey
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Lee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lee is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prudence
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prudence is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence
- Red Ash ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Redstar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rocklick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rocklick is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rush Run ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rush Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
- Scarbro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sun is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Terry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Turkey Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Knob is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Knob
How Far From Meadow Fork 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 Meadow Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Meadow Fork and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the North.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Meadow Fork to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 229 miles [368.5 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,110 miles [9,833.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,697 miles [7,559.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meadow Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Meadow Fork 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 Meadow Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9332, Longitude: -81.1043 In this case, the coordinates for Meadow Fork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.35 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.097 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.772 degrees. |
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