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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 West Woodstock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West 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 West Woodstock:
    • 41.954685, -72.046061
    • 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 West Woodstock
  • 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

Communities Also Named West Woodstock ...

We found two communities that share the name West Woodstock.

Within Connecticut, the name West Woodstock is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Madison County
      • This West Woodstock is located in Madison County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Woodstock that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of West Woodstock.
    • Vermont
      • Windsor County
      • This West Woodstock is located in Windsor County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the West Woodstock that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of West Woodstock.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
    • Chaseville is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Globe Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
    • Globe Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Holland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mechanicsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pomfret
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pomfret Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Robinson Crusoe Camp
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Crusoe Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crusoe Camp
    • Robinson Crusoe Camp is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Rogers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseland Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
    • Roseland Park is located in Windham County
  • Tufts Village ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tufts Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
    • Tufts Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

How Far From West Woodstock to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as West Woodstock to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from West Woodstock to Hartford, with an average speed<5> 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 about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 336 miles [540.7 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 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,561 miles [8,949.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,268 miles [10,087.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,145 miles [6,670.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Woodstock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- West Woodstock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Woodstock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9547, Longitude: -72.0461    
<2>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 West Woodstock to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.624 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.233 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.217 degrees.




 

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