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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 Woodland Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodland Heights 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 Woodland Heights:
    • 38.563448, -75.574648
    • 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 Woodland Heights
  • 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
    • Since Woodland Heights is near Wicomico County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Woodland Heights

Communities Also Named Woodland Heights ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Woodland Heights.

Within Delaware, the name Woodland Heights is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Autauga County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Autauga County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodland Heights that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Woodland Heights.
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Maricopa County and lies 2,039 miles [3,281.5 km]<1> to the west of the Woodland Heights that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Woodland Heights.
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Pulaski County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the west of the Woodland Heights that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Woodland Heights.
    • Illinois
      • Cook 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 Illinois community of Woodland Heights [Cook County].
    • Indiana
      • Grant 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 Indiana community of Woodland Heights [Grant County].
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Frederick County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodland Heights that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Woodland Heights.
    • Mississippi
      • Lowndes County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Lowndes County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodland Heights that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Woodland Heights.
      • Monroe County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Monroe County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km] to the west southwest of the Woodland Heights that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Woodland Heights.
      • Oktibbeha County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km] to the west southwest of the Woodland Heights that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Woodland Heights.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Venango County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Venango County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodland Heights that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Woodland Heights.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Berkeley County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodland Heights that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Woodland Heights.
      • Pickens County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Pickens County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km] to the west southwest of the Woodland Heights that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Woodland Heights.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Spartanburg County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km] to the west southwest of the Woodland Heights that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Woodland Heights.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Hamilton County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodland Heights that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Woodland Heights.
      • Hardin County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Hardin County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km] to the west southwest of the Woodland Heights that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Woodland Heights.
      • Hickman County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Hickman County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km] to the west southwest of the Woodland Heights that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Woodland Heights.
    • Texas
      • Brown County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Brown County and lies 1,399 miles [2,251.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodland Heights that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Woodland Heights.
      • Harris County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Harris County and lies 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km] to the west southwest of the Woodland Heights that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Woodland Heights.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha 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 West Virginia community of Woodland Heights [Kanawha County].
      • Wood County
      • This Woodland Heights is located in Wood County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodland Heights that is located in Sussex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Woodland Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodland Heights ...

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.

  • Blades
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Blades is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Cherrytree Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cherrytree Landing is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree Landing
  • Craigs Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Craigs Mill is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
  • Douglas Forge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Douglas Forge is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Forge
  • Hardscrabble
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hardscrabble is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
  • Hill N Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill N Dale is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill N Dale
  • Holly Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Holly Oak is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
  • Lightfoots Furnace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lightfoots Furnace is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoots Furnace
  • Meadows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Meadows is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Midnight Thicket
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Midnight Thicket is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midnight Thicket
  • Pepper
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pepper is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
  • Ralphs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ralphs is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphs
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Ruth Harbor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Ruth Harbor is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth Harbor
    • Sandy Fork
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Fork is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
    • Snug Harbor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Snug Harbor is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
    • Woodland Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland Station is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Station

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

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

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Woodland Heights to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,428 miles [7,126.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Woodland Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Woodland Heights 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>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 Woodland Heights 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 Woodland Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5634, Longitude: -75.5746       In this case, the coordinates for Woodland Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.057 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.441 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.239 degrees.