Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Woodruff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodruff and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Woodruff
- 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 Woodruff:
- 45.896595, -89.697814
- 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 Woodruff
- 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 Oneida County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oneida County
- Since Woodruff is near Vilas County and also Iron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Vilas County
- eBird sighting report for Iron 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 Woodruff ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Woodruff.
Within Wisconsin, the name Woodruff is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Apache 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 Arizona community of Woodruff [Apache County].
- Navajo County
- This Woodruff is located in Navajo County and lies 1,311 miles [2,109.8 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Woodruff that is located in Oneida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navajo County community of Woodruff.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Woodruff [Cook County].
- McLean County
- This Woodruff is located in McLean County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<3> to the south of the Woodruff that is located in Oneida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Woodruff.
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- Cumberland County
- This Woodruff is located in Cumberland County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Woodruff that is located in Oneida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Woodruff.
- Ocean County
- This Woodruff is located in Ocean County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km] to the east southeast of the Woodruff that is located in Oneida County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Woodruff.
- North Dakota
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Utah
- Vermont
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodruff ...
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.
- Boulder Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Junction
- Boulder Junction is located in Vilas County
- Clearwater Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Lake
- Clearwater Lake is located in Oneida County
- Crescent Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Corner
- Crescent Corner is located in Oneida County
- Eagle River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Goodnow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Lake Tomahawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Tomahawk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tomahawk
- Lake Tomahawk is located in Oneida County
- Rhinelander
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- Sugar Camp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
- Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
- Sunflower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Woodruff 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 Woodruff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodruff and extending to:
- Rhinelander, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Woodruff to Rhinelander, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 195 miles [313.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 804 miles [1,293.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,058 miles [9,749.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,712 miles [7,583.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodruff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.wi.gov/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Woodruff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Woodruff 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodruff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodruff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8966, Longitude: -89.6978 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Woodruff to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.776 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.424 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.429 degrees. |