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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 Meadowville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadowville 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 Meadowville:
    • 39.118157, -79.909519
    • 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 Meadowville
  • 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 Barbour County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Barbour County
    • Since Meadowville is near Randolph County and also Tucker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tucker 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 Meadowville

Communities Also Named Meadowville ...

We found six communities that are also named Meadowville.

Within West Virginia, the name Meadowville is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Caribou County
      • This Meadowville is located in Caribou County and lies 1,662 miles [2,674.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Meadowville that is located in Barbour County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caribou County community of Meadowville.
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Meadowville is located in Penobscot County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Meadowville that is located in Barbour County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Meadowville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Meadowville lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Meadowville that is located in Barbour County.
    • Utah
      • Rich County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Meadowville [Rich County].
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Meadowville that is located in Barbour County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Meadowville.
      • Fauquier County
      • This Meadowville is located in Fauquier County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the east of the Meadowville that is located in Barbour County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Meadowville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadowville ...

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.

  • Flora ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Flora is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Fox Hall ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Hall is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
  • Independence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Independence is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Jones
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jones is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Moatsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mount Liberty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Liberty is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
  • Pleasure Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pleasure Valley is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Valley
  • Stringtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Stringtown is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Texas ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Texas is located in Tucker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
  • Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Union is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Valley Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Furnace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace

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

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

  • Philippi, which is the Seat of Barbour County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Meadowville to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 154 miles [247.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,596 miles [7,396.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Meadowville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Meadowville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Meadowville 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 Meadowville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1182, Longitude: -79.9095       In this case, the coordinates for Meadowville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.594 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.411 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.86 degrees.