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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 Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodland Ridge and the surrounding area.
- 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 Ridge:
- 34.628149, -92.341819
- 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 Ridge
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Woodland Ridge is near Saline County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Ridge
Communities Also Named Woodland Ridge ...
We found one communities that are also named Woodland Ridge.
Within Arkansas, the name Woodland Ridge is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Woodland Ridge in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Woodland Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Woodland Ridge that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Woodland Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodland Ridge ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Deer Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Deer Meadow is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Meadow
- Gum Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gum Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Iron Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Iron Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
- Landmark
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Mabelvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Meadowcliff is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowcliff
- Otter Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Otter Creek is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Pecan Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pecan Lake is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Lake
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ponderosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ponderosa is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Red Gate
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Red Gate is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Gate
- Rusty Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rusty Pines is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusty Pines
- Skylark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Skylark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylark
- Terrytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Terrytown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
- Woodyardville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodyardville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyardville
How Far From Woodland Ridge 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 Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodland Ridge and extending to:
- Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Woodland Ridge to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,447 miles [11,984.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,324 miles [8,568.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodland Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ridge 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 Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6281, Longitude: -92.3418 In this case, the coordinates for Woodland Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.214 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.539 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.42 degrees. |
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