Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Woodbine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodbine and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Woodbine
- 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 Woodbine:
- 42.342235, -90.145405
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Woodbine
- 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 Jo Daviess County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jo Daviess County
- Since Woodbine is near Carroll County and also Stephenson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- eBird sighting report for Stephenson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Woodbine ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Woodbine.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Woodbine.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Rockingham County
- This Woodbine is located in Rockingham County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Woodbine that is located in Jo Daviess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Woodbine.
- Rowan County
- This Woodbine is located in Rowan County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km] to the southeast of the Woodbine that is located in Jo Daviess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Woodbine.
- Nova Scotia
- This Woodbine lies 1,490 miles [2,397.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodbine that is located in Jo Daviess County.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Woodbine is located in Butler County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the east of the Woodbine that is located in Jo Daviess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Woodbine.
- Chester County
- This Woodbine is located in Chester County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km] to the east of the Woodbine that is located in Jo Daviess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Woodbine.
- Huntingdon 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 Pennsylvania community of Woodbine [Huntingdon County].
- York County
- This Woodbine is located in York County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km] to the east of the Woodbine that is located in Jo Daviess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Woodbine.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Montgomery County
- This Woodbine is located in Montgomery County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Woodbine that is located in Jo Daviess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Woodbine.
- Portsmouth City
- This Woodbine is located in Portsmouth City and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the east southeast of the Woodbine that is located in Jo Daviess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Woodbine.
- Prince William County
- This Woodbine is located in Prince William County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km] to the east southeast of the Woodbine that is located in Jo Daviess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Woodbine.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodbine ...
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.
- Arnold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Arnold is located in Carroll County
- Blackhawk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Blackhawk is located in Carroll County
- Elizabeth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <4>
- Elmoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <4>
- Marcus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Marcus is located in Carroll County
- Pitcherville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitcherville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcherville
- Pitcherville is located in Jo Daviess County
- Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jo Daviess County
- Rice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Scales Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scales Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales Mound
- Scales Mound is located in Jo Daviess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scales Mound <4>
- Sunnyside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Sweet Home ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Sweet Home is located in Jo Daviess County
- Willow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Woodbine 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 Woodbine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodbine and extending to:
- Galena, which is the Seat of Jo Daviess County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woodbine to Galena, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 178 miles [286.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,884 miles [7,860 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodbine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jo Daviess County: www.jodaviess.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Woodbine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodbine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3422, Longitude: -90.1454 In this case, the coordinates for Woodbine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Woodbine 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Woodbine to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.122 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.32 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.698 degrees. |