RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Connecticut >> Windham County >> South Woodstock >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in South Woodstock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Woodstock 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 South Woodstock:
    • 41.938986, -71.959518
    • 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 South Woodstock
  • 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 Windham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Windham County
    • Since South Woodstock is near Worcester County and also Providence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Providence 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 South Woodstock

Communities Also Named South Woodstock ...

We found two communities that are also named South Woodstock.

Within Connecticut, the name South Woodstock is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Oxford County
      • This South Woodstock is located in Oxford County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the South Woodstock that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of South Woodstock.
    • Vermont
      • Windsor County
      • This South Woodstock is located in Windsor County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the South Woodstock that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of South Woodstock.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Woodstock ...

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.

  • Chaseville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chaseville is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
  • Clarkville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Clarkville is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkville
  • Dayville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elliotville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elliotville is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotville
  • Elmville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmville is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
  • Loveland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Loveland is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
  • Mechanicsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Pomfret
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pomfret Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
  • Rogers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Roseland Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Roseland Park is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
  • Sunnyside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunnyside is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Tufts Village ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Tufts Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village

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

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

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from South Woodstock to Hartford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 339 miles [545.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,558 miles [8,944.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,141 miles [6,664.3 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Woodstock) 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 South Woodstock 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 South Woodstock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9390, Longitude: -71.9595       In this case, the coordinates for South Woodstock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.574 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.175 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.186 degrees.