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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 Wood Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wood Springs 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 Wood Springs:
- 35.812512, -109.462048
- 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 Wood Springs
- 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 Apache County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Apache County
- Since Wood Springs is near McKinley County and also Navajo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McKinley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Navajo 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 Wood Springs
Communities Also Named Wood Springs ...
We found three communities that are also named Wood Springs.
Within Arizona, the name Wood Springs is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- De Soto Parish
- This Wood Springs is located in De Soto Parish and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wood Springs that is located in Apache County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Wood Springs.
- Mississippi
- Choctaw County
- This Wood Springs is located in Choctaw County and lies 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km]<1> to the east of the Wood Springs that is located in Apache County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Wood Springs.
- Texas
- Smith County
- This Wood Springs is located in Smith County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wood Springs that is located in Apache County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Wood Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wood Springs ...
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.
- Bonita Trading Post
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bonita Trading Post is located in Apache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita Trading Post
- Cornfields
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cornfields is located in Apache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornfields
- Flat Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Apache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Fort Defiance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Junction Overlook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Junction Overlook is located in Apache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Overlook
- Sawmill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sawmill is located in Apache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill
- Steamboat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Steamboat is located in Apache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Steamboat Canyon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Steamboat Canyon is located in Apache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Canyon
- Sunrise Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise Springs is located in Apache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Springs
- Woodsprings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodsprings is located in Apache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsprings
- Woodsprings has also been known as:
- Woodspring Trading Post
How Far From Wood Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wood Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wood Springs and extending to:
- Saint Johns, which is the Seat of Apache County, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from Wood Springs to Saint Johns, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 220 miles [354.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,783 miles [2,869.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 70 days and walking would take 102 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,232 miles [11,638.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,996 miles [12,868.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,930 miles [9,543.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wood Springs) 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 Wood Springs 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 Wood Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8125, Longitude: -109.4620 In this case, the coordinates for Wood Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.47 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.123 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.699 degrees. |
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