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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 Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodland Springs 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 Springs:
    • 34.016216, -83.897402
    • 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 Springs
  • 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
    • Since Woodland Springs is near Barrow County and also Hall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Barrow County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall 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 Springs

Communities Also Named Woodland Springs ...

We found one communities that are also named Woodland Springs.

Within Georgia, the name Woodland Springs is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Woodland Springs in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Woodland Springs is located in Davis County and lies 1,598 miles [2,571.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodland Springs that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Woodland Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodland Springs ...

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.

  • Carl
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Carl is located in Barrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Cedar Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Barrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Deerwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Deerwood is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Forest River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Forest River is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
  • Grapevine ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grapevine is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
  • Gravel Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gravel Springs is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Springs
  • Hog Mountain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hog Mountain is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Mountain
  • Marsh Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Marsh Creek is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
  • Robin Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
  • Saddlewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Saddlewood is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
  • Sandlewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandlewood is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlewood
  • Village Gate
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Village Gate is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gate
  • Whistleville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Whistleville is located in Barrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistleville

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

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

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Woodland Springs to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 508 miles [817.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,108 miles [11,439.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,986 miles [8,024.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodland Springs) 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 Woodland Springs 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 Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0162, Longitude: -83.8974       In this case, the coordinates for Woodland Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.976 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.395 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.029 degrees.