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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 Woodfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodfield 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 Woodfield:
    • 39.055400, -75.537600
    • 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 Woodfield
  • 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
    • Since Woodfield is near Sussex County and also Caroline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline 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 Woodfield

Communities Also Named Woodfield ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Woodfield.

Within Delaware, the name Woodfield is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lee County
      • This Woodfield is located in Lee County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodfield that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Woodfield.
    • Georgia
      • Clayton County
      • This Woodfield is located in Clayton County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodfield that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Woodfield.
      • Newton County
      • This Woodfield is located in Newton County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km] to the southwest of the Woodfield that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Woodfield.
      • Troup County
      • This Woodfield is located in Troup County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km] to the southwest of the Woodfield that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Woodfield.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Woodfield is located in Harford County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodfield that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Woodfield.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Woodfield is located in Montgomery County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the west of the Woodfield that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Woodfield.
      • Wicomico County
      • This Woodfield is located in Wicomico County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south of the Woodfield that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Woodfield.
    • New York
      • Orange County
      • This Woodfield is located in Orange County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Woodfield that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Woodfield.
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Woodfield is located in Cumberland County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodfield that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Woodfield.
      • Wilson County
      • This Woodfield is located in Wilson County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the south southwest of the Woodfield that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Woodfield.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Woodfield lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodfield that is located in Kent County.
    • South Carolina
      • Richland County
      • This Woodfield is located in Richland County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodfield that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Woodfield.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Woodfield is located in Spartanburg County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km] to the southwest of the Woodfield that is located in Kent County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Woodfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodfield ...

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.

  • Chimney Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chimney Hill is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
  • Derby Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Derby Shores is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Shores
  • Derbywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Derbywood is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derbywood
  • Eagles Nest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Eagles Nest is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
  • Hidden Pond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hidden Pond is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pond
  • Hideaway Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hideaway Acres is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Acres
  • Hunters Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Locustville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Locustville is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
  • London Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • London Village is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
  • Magnolia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Misty Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Misty Pines is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Pines
  • Otters Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Otters Run is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otters Run
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Paris Villa
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Paris Villa is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Villa
    • Pleasant Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Plymouth
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Plymouth is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Rising Sun
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Rising Sun is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Riverview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverview is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Royal Grant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Royal Grant is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Grant
    • Scrap Tavern Crossroads
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Star Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Star Hill is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
    • Star Hill Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
    • Turnkey
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Turnkey is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnkey
    • Viola Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Viola Woods is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Woods
    • Wooden Bridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Wooden Bridge is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Bridge
    • Woodside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Woodfield to ...

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

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

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies just to the North.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies just to the north (N).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Woodfield to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,407 miles [7,092.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 from Point A (ie- Woodfield) 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 Woodfield 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 Woodfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0554, Longitude: -75.5376       In this case, the coordinates for Woodfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.998 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.451 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.024 degrees.