Meridian

Meridian, or a meridian line may refer to:

Earth science

• Meridian (astronomy), imaginary circle in a plane perpendicular to the planes of the celestial equator and horizon
• Meridian (geography), an imaginary arc on the Earth's surface from the North Pole to the South Pole
• Meridian arc

United States geography

• Meridian, California
  • Meridian, Humboldt County, California
  • Meridian, Kern County, California
  • Meridian, Santa Clara County, California, a place in Santa Clara County
  • Meridian, Sutter County, California
• Meridian, Colorado
• Meridian, Florida
• Meridian, Idaho
• Meridian, Mississippi
• Meridian, New York
• Meridian, Oklahoma
  • Meridian, Logan County, Oklahoma
  • Meridian, Stephens County, Oklahoma
• Meridian, Pennsylvania
• Meridian, Seattle, Washington
• Meridian, Texas
• Meridian Township, Clinton County, Illinois
• Meridian Charter Township, Michigan

Arts and entertainment

Print

• Meridian (novel), novel by Alice Walker
• Meridian (comics), comic book series published by CrossGen in the early 2000s
• Meridian, a literary journal published by the University of Virginia
• Meridian (W.I.T.C.H.), a fictional realm in the Italian comic book series W.I.T.C.H.

Film and television

• Meridian: Kiss of the Beast, 1990 movie
• "Meridian" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), episode of the series
• "Meridian" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of Stargate SG-1
• Meridian Broadcasting, ITV station for the south and south-east of England

Business

• Meridian Audio, Ltd., British manufacturer of audio equipment
• Meridian Bank, bank based in Serbia
• Meridian Credit Union, a credit union based in Ontario, Canada
• Meridian Energy, New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company
• Nortel Meridian, a popular PBX telephone system
• Meridian Mall, Meridian Township, Michigan, US
• Meridian Mall, Dunedin, New Zealand

Education

• Meridian High School (disambiguation)
• Meridian Technology Center, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States

Transportation

• Meridian (train), British Rail Class 222 trains
• MS Meridian, cruise ship constructed in 1961
• Meridian (schooner) Shipwreck Site, sunken schooner in Lake Michigan
• Piper Meridian, turboprop model of the Piper PA-46 aircraft

Other

• Meridian (Chinese medicine), or channel, for blood and qi
• Meridian (perimetry, visual field), polar coordinate system for the visual field
• Meridian F.C., an English non-league football club
• Meridian Hall, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D. C.
• Meridian Manor, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D. C.
• Meridian Mansions, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D. C.
• Meridian Records, a record label
• Meridian (Nosgoth), the capitol of Nosgoth in Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain
• Meridian (horse), American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of 1911 Kentucky Derby

People with the name

• Meridian Green, California-based folk musician

See also

• Meridian 59, online game
• One Meridian Plaza, an office building that burned down in 1991 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
• Meridian Hill Park, a park in Washington D.C.