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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Woodland Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodland Hills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Woodland Hills:
    • 32.623467, -85.493561
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Woodland Hills
  • 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Since Woodland Hills is near Chambers County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Woodland Hills

Communities Also Named Woodland Hills ...

We found 28 communities that are also named Woodland Hills.

There are four communities within Alabama that are also named Woodland Hills.

Beyond Alabama, we know of 24 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 27 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Montgomery County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Woodland Hills.
    • Pike County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Pike County and lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Woodland Hills.
    • Shelby County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Shelby County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Woodland Hills.
    • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Woodland Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Woodland Hills lies 1,956 miles [3,147.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
    • Arkansas
      • Fulton County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Fulton County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Woodland Hills.
      • Pulaski County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Pulaski County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km] to the west northwest of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Woodland Hills.
      • Saline County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Saline County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km] to the west northwest of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Woodland Hills.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,903 miles [3,062.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Woodland Hills.
    • Georgia
      • Clarke County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Clarke County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Woodland Hills.
      • DeKalb County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in DeKalb County and lies 105 miles [169 km] to the northeast of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Woodland Hills.
      • Laurens 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 Georgia community of Woodland Hills [Laurens County].
      • Walker County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Walker County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the north of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Woodland Hills.
    • Illinois
      • Kane County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Kane County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Woodland Hills.
      • Whiteside County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Whiteside County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the north northwest of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whiteside County community of Woodland Hills.
      • Williamson County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Williamson County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km] to the north northwest of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Woodland Hills.
    • Indiana
      • LaGrange County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in LaGrange County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the north of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaGrange County community of Woodland Hills.
    • Iowa
      • Polk County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Polk County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Woodland Hills.
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the north of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Woodland Hills.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Calvert County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Woodland Hills.
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Hinds County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the west of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Woodland Hills.
    • North Carolina
      • Henderson County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Henderson County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Woodland Hills.
    • Ohio
      • Greene County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Greene County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the north of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Woodland Hills.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Lexington County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Woodland Hills.
    • Texas
      • Dallas County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Dallas County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the west of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Woodland Hills.
      • Hill County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Hill County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the west of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Woodland Hills.
    • Utah
      • Utah County
      • This Woodland Hills is located in Utah County and lies 1,535 miles [2,470.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodland Hills that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Woodland Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Washington 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 Virginia community of Woodland Hills [Washington County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodland Hills ...

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.

  • Cedar Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cedar Brook is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
  • Cloverleaf
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cloverleaf is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
  • Farmville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Farmville is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Forestdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forestdale is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Glen Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Glen Haven is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
  • Granite Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Granite Hills is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hills
  • Pickwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Pickwood is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwood
  • Ridge Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridge Grove is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove
  • Stonegate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Stonegate is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
  • Tanglewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • Village Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Village Hills is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hills

How Far From Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodland Hills and extending to:

  • Opelika, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Woodland Hills to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 641 miles [1,031.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,118 miles [8,236.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Woodland Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Woodland Hills 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>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.
<4>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 Woodland Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodland Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6235, Longitude: -85.4936       In this case, the coordinates for Woodland Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.845 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.202 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.974 degrees.