Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Woodbridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Woodbridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North Woodbridge
- 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 North Woodbridge:
- 38.160369, -121.308981
- 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 North Woodbridge
- 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 San Joaquin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Joaquin County
- Since North Woodbridge is near Sacramento County and also Calaveras County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sacramento County
- eBird sighting report for Calaveras 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Woodbridge ...
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.
- Ampere
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Cherokee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Guild
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Herald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Herald is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herald <2>
- Lincoln Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Need
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - New Hope Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Landing
- New Hope Landing is located in San Joaquin County
- Pope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Terminous
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
- Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
- Twin Cities
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Cities have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Cities
- Twin Cities is located in Sacramento County
- Woodlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From North Woodbridge 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 North Woodbridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in North Woodbridge and extending to:
- Stockton, which is the Seat of San Joaquin County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from North Woodbridge to Stockton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,368 miles [3,810.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,369 miles [11,859.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,136 miles [13,093.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for San Joaquin County: www.sjgov.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- North Woodbridge) to Point B. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 North Woodbridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.31 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.099 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.483 degrees. |