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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 The Woodlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Woodlands 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 The Woodlands:
    • 34.818423, -86.505546
    • 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 The Woodlands
  • 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 The Woodlands ...

We found 25 communities that share the name The Woodlands.

Within Alabama, the name The Woodlands is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, twenty are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This The Woodlands lies 2,090 miles [3,363.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This The Woodlands is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,717 miles [2,763.2 km]<1> to the west of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of The Woodlands.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This The Woodlands is located in Hillsborough County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of The Woodlands.
    • Georgia
      • Cherokee County
      • This The Woodlands is located in Cherokee County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of The Woodlands.
      • Oconee County
      • This The Woodlands is located in Oconee County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east southeast of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of The Woodlands.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This The Woodlands is located in Cook County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the north of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of The Woodlands.
    • Indiana
      • Boone County
      • This The Woodlands is located in Boone County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the north of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of The Woodlands.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This The Woodlands is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of The Woodlands.
      • Vernon Parish
      • This The Woodlands is located in Vernon Parish and lies 467 miles [751.6 km] to the west southwest of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of The Woodlands.
    • Manitoba
      • This The Woodlands lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This The Woodlands is located in Baltimore County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of The Woodlands.
      • Washington County
      • This The Woodlands is located in Washington County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km] to the northeast of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of The Woodlands.
    • New Brunswick
      • This The Woodlands lies 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Belknap County
      • This The Woodlands is located in Belknap County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belknap County community of The Woodlands.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This The Woodlands is located in Saratoga County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of The Woodlands.
      • Westchester County
      • This The Woodlands is located in Westchester County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km] to the northeast of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of The Woodlands.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This The Woodlands is located in Wake County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the east of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of The Woodlands.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of The Woodlands.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This The Woodlands is located in Montgomery County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of The Woodlands.
    • Quebec
      • This The Woodlands lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
    • Tennessee
      • Cumberland County
      • This The Woodlands is located in Cumberland County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of The Woodlands.
    • Texas
      • Montgomery County
      • This The Woodlands is located in Montgomery County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of The Woodlands.
    • Virginia
      • Bedford County
      • This The Woodlands is located in Bedford County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of The Woodlands.
      • Roanoke County
      • This The Woodlands is located in Roanoke County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km] to the east northeast of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of The Woodlands.
    • West Virginia
      • Marshall County
      • This The Woodlands is located in Marshall County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Woodlands that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of The Woodlands.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Woodlands ...

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.

  • Bell Factory
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Factory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Factory
    • Bell Factory is located in Madison County
  • Chase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
    • Chase is located in Madison County
  • Cherokee Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Madison County
  • Deposit
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
    • Deposit is located in Madison County
  • Fannings Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fannings Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannings Crossing
    • Fannings Crossing is located in Madison County
  • Greenfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Madison County
  • Maysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
    • Maysville is located in Madison County
  • Meadow Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
    • Meadow Hills is located in Madison County
  • Mercury
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
    • Mercury is located in Madison County
  • Meridianville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Normal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
    • Normal is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normal <4>
  • Three Forks
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
    • Three Forks is located in Madison County
  • Valley Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
    • Valley Park is located in Madison County

How Far From The Woodlands 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 The Woodlands to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from The Woodlands to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 593 miles [954.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,190 miles [11,571.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,066 miles [8,152.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Woodlands. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.al.us/

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- The Woodlands) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Woodlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8184, Longitude: -86.5055       In this case, the coordinates for The Woodlands 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 The Woodlands 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 The Woodlands 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 313.568 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.343 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.888 degrees.




 

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