Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Teays 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 Teays Meadow:
  • 38.429813, -81.930412
  • 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 Teays 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Since Teays Meadow is near Kanawha County and also Cabell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha 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 Teays Meadow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Teays 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.

• Amandaville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Amandaville is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
• Cheyenne Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheyenne Valley is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Valley
• Hickory Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Hurricane
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hurricane is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <1>
• Hurricane Bridge ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hurricane Bridge is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Bridge
• Lake Washington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lake Washington is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Washington
• Nitro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <1>
• Rolling Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rolling Meadows is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
• Scary
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Scary is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
• Strawberry Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Strawberry Heights is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Heights
• Virginia Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Virginia Heights is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights

How Far From Teays 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 Teays 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 Teays Meadow and extending to:

• Winfield, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Teays Meadow to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,712 miles [7,583.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'