Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Woodmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodmont and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Woodmont
- 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 Woodmont:
- 33.583437, -86.270255
- 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 Woodmont
- 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Since Woodmont is near Talladega County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Talladega County
- eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Woodmont ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Woodmont.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Woodmont.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Jefferson County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Woodmont is located in Baltimore County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodmont that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Woodmont.
- Montgomery County
- This Woodmont is located in Montgomery County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km] to the northeast of the Woodmont that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Woodmont.
- Washington County
- This Woodmont is located in Washington County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km] to the northeast of the Woodmont that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Woodmont.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This Woodmont is located in Arlington County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodmont that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Woodmont.
- Chesterfield County
- This Woodmont is located in Chesterfield County and lies 558 miles [898 km] to the east northeast of the Woodmont that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Woodmont.
- Stafford County
- This Woodmont is located in Stafford County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km] to the northeast of the Woodmont that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Woodmont.
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodmont ...
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.
- Dunrowin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - England Isle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for England Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Isle
- England Isle is located in Talladega County
- Glen City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Harrisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Saint Clair County
- Hunting Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
- Hunting Ridge is located in Saint Clair County
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Park Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Pine Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Pine Orchard is located in Saint Clair County
How Far From Woodmont 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 Woodmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodmont and extending to:
- Ashville, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Woodmont to Ashville, 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 five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the south (S). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 631 miles [1,015.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,234 miles [11,642 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,110 miles [8,223.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodmont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclairco.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodmont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5834, Longitude: -86.2703 In this case, the coordinates for Woodmont 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 Woodmont 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 Woodmont 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 313.361 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.932 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.069 degrees. |