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Communities Also Named Woodsdale ...

We found eight communities that share the name Woodsdale.

Within British Columbia, the name Woodsdale is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Stevens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Woodsdale [Stevens County].
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Woodsdale is located in Harford County and lies 2,200 miles [3,540.6 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Woodsdale.
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This Woodsdale is located in Cleveland County and lies 2,144 miles [3,450.4 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Woodsdale.
      • Person County
      • This Woodsdale is located in Person County and lies 2,203 miles [3,545.4 km] to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Person County community of Woodsdale.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Woodsdale is located in Butler County and lies 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Woodsdale.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Woodsdale is located in Harris County and lies 1,870 miles [3,009.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Woodsdale.
    • Virginia
      • Washington County
      • This Woodsdale is located in Washington County and lies 2,055 miles [3,307.2 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Woodsdale.
    • West Virginia
      • Ohio County
      • This Woodsdale is located in Ohio County and lies 1,983 miles [3,191.3 km]<2> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Woodsdale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodsdale ...

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 Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Coldstream
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldstream came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
  • Lakeview Heights
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Peachland
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pixie Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rutland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Traders Cove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Woodsdale 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 Woodsdale to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 210 miles [338 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Woodsdale to Victoria, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,024 miles [3,257.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 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 7,332 miles [11,799.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,445 miles [8,762.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

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

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Woodsdale 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 . 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.
<2>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- Woodsdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodsdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.0493, Longitude: -119.3973    
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Woodsdale 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 338.551 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.888 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.595 degrees.









 

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