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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 Woodbridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodbridge 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 Woodbridge:
    • 41.352597, -73.008438
    • 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 Woodbridge
  • 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 Woodbridge ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Woodbridge.

Within Connecticut, the name Woodbridge is unique.

Beyond Connecticut, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • This Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County and lies 2,540 miles [4,087.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodbridge that is located in New Haven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Woodbridge.
    • Florida
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Woodbridge [Orange County].
    • Georgia
      • Columbia County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Columbia County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in New Haven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Woodbridge.
      • Dougherty County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Dougherty County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km] to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in New Haven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Woodbridge.
      • Hall County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Hall County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km] to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in New Haven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Woodbridge.
    • Louisiana
      • Tangipahoa Parish
      • This Woodbridge is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in New Haven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of Woodbridge.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Carroll County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in New Haven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Woodbridge.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in New Haven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Woodbridge.
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Cleveland County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in New Haven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Woodbridge.
      • Cumberland County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Cumberland County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km] to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in New Haven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Woodbridge.
      • Forsyth County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Forsyth County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km] to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in New Haven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Woodbridge.
      • Lee County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Lee County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km] to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in New Haven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Woodbridge.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km] to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in New Haven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Woodbridge.
    • North Dakota
      • Cavalier County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Woodbridge [Cavalier County].
    • Ontario
      • This Woodbridge lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodbridge that is located in New Haven County.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Anderson County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in New Haven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Woodbridge.
      • Berkeley County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Berkeley County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km] to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in New Haven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Woodbridge.
      • Darlington County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Darlington County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km] to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in New Haven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Woodbridge.
      • York County
      • This Woodbridge is located in York County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km] to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in New Haven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Woodbridge.
    • Virginia
      • Prince William County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Prince William County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in New Haven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Woodbridge.
      • Salem City
      • This Woodbridge is located in Salem City and lies 470 miles [756.4 km] to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in New Haven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Woodbridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.

  • Armoryville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armoryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armoryville
    • Armoryville is located in New Haven County
  • Bethany
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Centerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in New Haven County
  • Derby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Derby is located in New Haven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
    • Former name for Derby:
    • Birmingham
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <4>
  • Fair Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Fair Haven is located in New Haven County
  • Highwood ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
    • Highwood is located in New Haven County
  • Liberia ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberia
    • Liberia is located in New Haven County
  • Orange
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Orange is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
  • Pine Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bridge
    • Pine Bridge is located in New Haven County
  • Spring Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
    • Spring Glen is located in New Haven County
  • Sunnyside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in Fairfield County

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

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

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Woodbridge 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 over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 271 miles [436.1 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<6> 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).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,332 miles [10,190.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,209 miles [6,773.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodbridge. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodbridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodbridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3526, Longitude: -73.0084       In this case, the coordinates for Woodbridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Woodbridge could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<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 Woodbridge 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 305.277 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.869 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.934 degrees.




 

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