Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Woodridge North, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodridge North and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Woodridge North

• 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 Woodridge North:
  • 33.884006, -83.410993
  • 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 Woodridge North

• 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 Oconee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
  • Since Woodridge North is near Clarke County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Woodridge North

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodridge North ...

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.

• Crossties
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Crossties is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossties
• Crystal Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Crystal Hills is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
• Garden Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden Hills is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
• Hickory Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Hillcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillcrest is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Indian Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Ivywood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ivywood is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
• McNutt Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • McNutt Creek is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Creek
• Quail Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Quail Run is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Stonebridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Stonebridge is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
• Summit Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Summit Grove is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
• Tanglebrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Tanglebrook is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglebrook
• Tee Pee
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Tee Pee is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tee Pee
• Windy Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Windy Creek is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Creek

How Far From Woodridge North 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 Woodridge North to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Woodridge North and extending to:

• Watkinsville, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies just to the South.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Woodridge North to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 495 miles [796.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of 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 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'