Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wooddale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wooddale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wooddale
- 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 Wooddale:
- 33.337611, -86.804155
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Wooddale
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Wooddale is near Jefferson County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Wooddale ...
We found eight communities that share the name Wooddale.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Wooddale.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Illinois
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Wooddale lies 1,931 miles [3,107.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wooddale that is located in Shelby County.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Wooddale [Fayette County].
- Monroe County
- This Wooddale is located in Monroe County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wooddale that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Wooddale.
- Tennessee
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wooddale ...
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.
- Fungo Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fungo Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fungo Hollow
- Fungo Hollow is located in Shelby County
- Hunters Glen ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
- Hunters Glen is located in Shelby County
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Shelby County
- Indian Springs Ranch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Ranch
- Indian Springs Ranch is located in Shelby County
- Indian Springs Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Ivy Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Mallard Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Mallard Point is located in Shelby County
- Mars Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Paramount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Polo Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polo Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo Trace
- Polo Trace is located in Jefferson County
- Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Rolling Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Rolling Ridge is located in Jefferson County
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- Roy Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Royal Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Royal Oaks is located in Shelby County
- Sky Ranch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Valley Station
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Station
- Valley Station is located in Shelby County
- Roy Ford
How Far From Wooddale to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wooddale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wooddale and extending to:
- Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wooddale to Columbiana, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,268 miles [11,696.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,145 miles [8,280.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wooddale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountyalabama.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wooddale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wooddale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3376, Longitude: -86.8042 In this case, the coordinates for Wooddale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Wooddale could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Wooddale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.666 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.251 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.336 degrees. |