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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 North Woodbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Woodbury 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 North Woodbury:
    • 41.5503738, -73.2053913
    • 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 Woodbury
  • 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 Litchfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Litchfield County
    • Since North Woodbury is near New Haven County and also Hartford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Haven County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hartford 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 Woodbury

Communities Also Named North Woodbury ...

We found two communities that are also named North Woodbury.

Within Connecticut, the name North Woodbury is unique.

Beyond Connecticut, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Gloucester County
      • This North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Woodbury that is located in Litchfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of North Woodbury.
    • Ohio
      • Morrow County
      • This North Woodbury is located in Morrow County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the west of the North Woodbury that is located in Litchfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of North Woodbury.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Woodbury ...

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.

  • Acropolis ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Acropolis is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acropolis
  • Cedar Land
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Land is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Land
  • Gulls Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gulls Hollow is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulls Hollow
  • Heritage Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Heritage Village is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
  • Hillcrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hillcrest is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Horse Heaven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Horse Heaven is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Heaven
  • Kettletown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kettletown is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettletown
  • Minortown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Minortown is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minortown
  • Russian Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Russian Village is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Village
  • Shady Rest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Rest is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
  • Town Plot Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Town Plot Hill is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Plot Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of North Woodbury once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in North Woodbury and extending to:

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from North Woodbury to Hartford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,626 miles [9,054.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,210 miles [6,775.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Woodbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about North Woodbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 North Woodbury 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 North Woodbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5504, Longitude: -73.2054       In this case, the coordinates for North Woodbury have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.37 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.007 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.927 degrees.