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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sacramento County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for North Woodbridge

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)
  • Ampere is located in San Joaquin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampere
• Cherokee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cherokee is located in San Joaquin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
• Guild
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Guild is located in San Joaquin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild
• Herald
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Herald is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herald <1>
• Lincoln Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln Village is located in San Joaquin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
• Need
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Need is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Need
• New Hope Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • New Hope Landing is located in San Joaquin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Landing
• Pope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pope is located in San Joaquin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
• Terminous
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
• Twin Cities
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Twin Cities is located in Sacramento County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Cities
• Woodlake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Woodlake is located in San Joaquin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

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<2> beginning in North Woodbridge and extending to:

• Stockton, which is the Seat of San Joaquin County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from North Woodbridge to Stockton, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• 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).<7>'