[Matplotlib-users] basemap - drawing circles/shapes in meters - help

[KURT P. <pet...@ms...>]

I see the example "plot_tissot.py" for basemaps which seems like it might do 
what I would like, but unfortunately, it uses shapefiles to create a 
polygon.
  Can someone give me advice or an example of just drawing a simple circle 
poly with units of "actual" meters, that I can then display/project on a map 
of my choice?

So, to say another way, I want to draw a circle of radius "X meters" around 
a point and then display that circle properly on a US Map.
Regards,
Kurt