Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Haven:
  • 38.359805, -82.516545
  • 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 Haven

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Meadow Haven is near Lawrence County and also Cabell 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 Cabell 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 Haven

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Haven ...

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.

• Buffalo Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
• Glenroy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Glenroy is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenroy
• Harveytown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harveytown is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
• Lincoln Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Lockdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lockdale is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockdale
• Neal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Neal is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
• Park Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Park Hills is located in Cabell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
• Savage Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Savage Branch is located in Boyd County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Branch
• Shoals
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shoals is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
• Spring Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Spring Valley is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Sweet Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sweet Run is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Run
• Walnut Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Park is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park
• Willowvale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Willowvale is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowvale

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Meadow Haven and extending to:

• Wayne, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Meadow Haven to Wayne, 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 48 miles [77.2 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,740 miles [7,628.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'