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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 Wood Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wood Valley 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 Wood Valley:
    • 32.871527, -83.616290
    • 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 Wood Valley
  • 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
    • Since Wood Valley is near Jones County and also Twiggs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Twiggs 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 Wood Valley

Communities Also Named Wood Valley ...

We found six communities that are also named Wood Valley.

There are four communities within Georgia that are also named Wood Valley.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Fulton County
      • This Wood Valley is located in Fulton County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wood Valley that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Wood Valley.
    • Lowndes County
      • This Wood Valley is located in Lowndes County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the south of the Wood Valley that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Wood Valley.
    • Paulding County
      • This Wood Valley is located in Paulding County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wood Valley that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Wood Valley.
    • Troup County
      • This Wood Valley is located in Troup County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the west of the Wood Valley that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Wood Valley.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Marion County
      • This Wood Valley is located in Marion County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the north of the Wood Valley that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Wood Valley.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Wood Valley is located in Aiken County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wood Valley that is located in Bibb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Wood Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wood Valley ...

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.

  • Bridgeman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bridgeman is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeman
  • Cross Keys
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Crystal Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Crystal Springs is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
  • Forest Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Forest Lake is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
  • Glen Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Glen Cove is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Groveland
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Groveland is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Heritage Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Heritage Acres is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
  • Hillview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hillview is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
  • Kings Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Park is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
  • Kings View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Kings View is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings View
  • Lake Arrowhead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lake Arrowhead is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
  • Log Cabin Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Log Cabin Heights is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Heights
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Mogul
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mogul is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
      • Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
    • Riverside Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverside Park is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Riverview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Riverview is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Tanglewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tanglewood is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Unionville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Unionville is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Vineville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Vineville is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineville
    • Whispering Pines
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

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

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

  • Macon, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Wood Valley to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>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 White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Wood Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Wood Valley 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 Wood Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8715, Longitude: -83.6163       In this case, the coordinates for Wood Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.767 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.993 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.201 degrees.