Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Meads:
  • 41.691905, -106.765866
  • 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 Meads

• 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 Carbon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon 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 Meads

Communities Also Named Meads ...

We found one communities that are also named Meads.

Within Wyoming, the name Meads is unique.

Beyond Wyoming, there is another community also named Meads in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Boyd County
    • This Meads is located in Boyd County and lies 1,287 miles [2,071.2 km]<1> to the east of the Meads that is located in Carbon County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyd County community of Meads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meads ...

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.

• Carbon ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Carbon is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
• Coyote Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Coyote Springs is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Springs
• Dana
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Dana is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
• Days
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Days is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days
• Elk Mountain
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Elk Mountain is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mountain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Mountain <2>
• Elmo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmo is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
• Ivans Grove ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ivans Grove is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivans Grove
• Overland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Overland is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland

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

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

• Rawlins, which is the Seat of Carbon County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Meads to Rawlins, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,569 miles [2,525.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 90 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,575 miles [12,190.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,526 miles [8,893.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'