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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 Woodfords, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodfords 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 Woodfords:
    • 38.777683, -119.821844
    • 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 Woodfords
  • 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 Alpine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Alpine County
    • Since Woodfords is near Douglas County and also El Dorado County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for El Dorado 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 Woodfords

Communities Also Named Woodfords ...

We found two communities that are also named Woodfords.

Within California, the name Woodfords is unique.

Beyond California, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This Woodfords is located in Cumberland County and lies 2,556 miles [4,113.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodfords that is located in Alpine County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Woodfords.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Woodfords lies 3,309 miles [5,325.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodfords that is located in Alpine County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodfords ...

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.

  • Buckeye ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Buckeye is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Centerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Centerville is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Double Springs ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Double Springs is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Echo Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Fountain Place
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountain Place is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Place
  • Fredericksburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fredericksburg is located in Alpine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Little Norway ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Little Norway is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Norway
  • Mammoth Ledge ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mammoth Ledge is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Ledge
  • Mountain House ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Mountain House is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain House
  • Silver Mountain ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Silver Mountain is located in Alpine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Mountain
  • Summit Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Summit Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
  • Twelvemile House
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Twelvemile House is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile House

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

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

  • Markleeville, which is the Seat of Alpine County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Woodfords to Sacramento, 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,279 miles [3,667.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 130 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,300 miles [11,748.2 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 8,068 miles [12,984.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<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 from Point A (ie- Woodfords) 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 Woodfords 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 Woodfords. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7777, Longitude: -119.8218       In this case, the coordinates for Woodfords have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.134 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.723 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.569 degrees.