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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 Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodland Heights 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 Heights:
    • 33.390326, -111.758193
    • 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 Woodland Heights
  • 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 Maricopa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Maricopa County
    • Since Woodland Heights is near Pinal County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Pinal 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 Woodland Heights ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Woodland Heights.

Within Arizona, the name Woodland Heights is unique.

Beyond Arizona, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Autauga County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Autauga County and lies 1,465 miles [2,357.7 km]<1> to the east of the Woodland Heights that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Woodland Heights.
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Pulaski County and lies 1,109 miles [1,784.8 km]<1> to the east of the Woodland Heights that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Woodland Heights.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Sussex County and lies 2,039 miles [3,281.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodland Heights that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Woodland Heights.
    • 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 Woodland Heights [Cook County].
    • Indiana
      • Grant 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 Indiana community of Woodland Heights [Grant County].
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Frederick County and lies 1,948 miles [3,135 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodland Heights that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Woodland Heights.
    • Mississippi
      • Lowndes County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Lowndes County and lies 1,340 miles [2,156.5 km]<1> to the east of the Woodland Heights that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Woodland Heights.
      • Monroe County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Monroe County and lies 1,331 miles [2,142 km] to the east of the Woodland Heights that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Woodland Heights.
      • Oktibbeha County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 1,320 miles [2,124.3 km] to the east of the Woodland Heights that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Woodland Heights.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Venango County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Venango County and lies 1,831 miles [2,946.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodland Heights that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Woodland Heights.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Berkeley County and lies 1,826 miles [2,938.7 km]<1> to the east of the Woodland Heights that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Woodland Heights.
      • Pickens County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Pickens County and lies 1,653 miles [2,660.2 km] to the east of the Woodland Heights that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Woodland Heights.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Spartanburg County and lies 1,699 miles [2,734.3 km] to the east of the Woodland Heights that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Woodland Heights.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,509 miles [2,428.5 km]<1> to the east of the Woodland Heights that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Woodland Heights.
      • Hardin County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Hardin County and lies 1,343 miles [2,161.3 km] to the east northeast of the Woodland Heights that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Woodland Heights.
      • Hickman County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Hickman County and lies 1,386 miles [2,230.6 km] to the east northeast of the Woodland Heights that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Woodland Heights.
    • Texas
      • Brown County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Brown County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the east of the Woodland Heights that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Woodland Heights.
      • Harris County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Harris County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km] to the east of the Woodland Heights that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Woodland Heights.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha 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 West Virginia community of Woodland Heights [Kanawha County].
      • Wood County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Wood County and lies 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodland Heights that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Woodland Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodland Heights ...

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.

  • Citrus Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citrus Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Gardens
    • Citrus Gardens is located in Maricopa County
  • Fiesta Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiesta Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiesta Park
    • Fiesta Park is located in Maricopa County
  • Fuller Ranch
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Ranch
    • Fuller Ranch is located in Maricopa County
  • Gilbert
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenfield Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Park
    • Greenfield Park is located in Maricopa County
  • Kingsgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsgate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
    • Kingsgate is located in Maricopa County
  • Lemontree
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemontree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemontree
    • Lemontree is located in Maricopa County
  • Meadowvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
    • Meadowvale is located in Maricopa County
  • Royal Palm Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Palm Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Village
    • Royal Palm Village is located in Maricopa County
  • Summer Mesa
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Mesa
    • Summer Mesa is located in Maricopa County
  • Suntrails
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suntrails have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suntrails
    • Suntrails is located in Maricopa County
  • Suntree
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suntree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suntree
    • Suntree is located in Maricopa County
  • Sunview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunview
    • Sunview is located in Maricopa County
  • Woodside
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Woodside is located in Maricopa County

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

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

  • Phoenix, which is the Seat of Maricopa County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woodland Heights to Phoenix, 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 five to six hours.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,960 miles [3,154.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,442 miles [11,976.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,206 miles [13,206.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Woodland Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodland Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3903, Longitude: -111.7582       In this case, the coordinates for Woodland Heights 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Woodland Heights 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 Woodland Heights 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 330.902 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.616 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.004 degrees.









 

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