Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Woodbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodbury and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Woodbury
- 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 Woodbury:
- 41.544540, -73.209002
- 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 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:
- eBird sighting report for Litchfield County
- Since Woodbury is near New Haven County and also Hartford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New Haven County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Woodbury ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Woodbury.
Within Connecticut, the name Woodbury is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Carlton County
- This Woodbury is located in Carlton County and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodbury that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carlton County community of Woodbury.
- Ramsey 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 Minnesota community of Woodbury [Ramsey County].
- Washington County
- This Woodbury is located in Washington County and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km] to the west northwest of the Woodbury that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Woodbury.
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Woodbury is located in Nassau County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Woodbury that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Woodbury.
- Orange County
- This Woodbury is located in Orange County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the west southwest of the Woodbury that is located in Litchfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Woodbury.
- Queens 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 New York community of Woodbury [Queens County].
- Ohio
- Carroll County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Carroll County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Woodbury.
- Delaware County
- This community is historic and although located in Delaware County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Woodbury.
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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) - Cedar Land
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Land have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Land
- Cedar Land is located in New Haven County
- Gulls Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulls Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulls Hollow
- Gulls Hollow is located in Litchfield County
- Heritage Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Heritage Village is located in New Haven County
- Hillcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Horse Heaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Heaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Heaven
- Horse Heaven is located in Litchfield County
- Kettletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettletown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettletown
- Kettletown is located in New Haven County
- Minortown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Russian Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Village
- Russian Village is located in Litchfield County
- Shady Rest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
- Shady Rest is located in Fairfield County
How Far From 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 Woodbury to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in 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 Woodbury 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 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<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 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- 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).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Woodbury: www.woodburyct.org/
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 from Point A (ie- Woodbury) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5445, Longitude: -73.2090 In this case, the coordinates for Woodbury 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Woodbury 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> | 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 Woodbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Woodbury 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 305.373 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.01 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.932 degrees. |