Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Woodbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodbury and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Woodbury
- 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 Woodbury:
- 39.195873, -88.303098
- 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 Woodbury
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Woodbury is near Effingham County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Effingham County
- eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Woodbury ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Woodbury.
Within Illinois, the name Woodbury is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Carlton County
- This Woodbury is located in Carlton County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Woodbury that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carlton County community of Woodbury.
- Ramsey 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 Minnesota community of Woodbury [Ramsey County].
- Washington County
- This Woodbury is located in Washington County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km] to the north northwest of the Woodbury that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Woodbury.
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Woodbury is located in Nassau County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodbury that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Woodbury.
- Orange County
- This Woodbury is located in Orange County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km] to the east northeast of the Woodbury that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Woodbury.
- Queens 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 New York community of Woodbury [Queens County].
- Ohio
- Carroll County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Carroll County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Woodbury.
- Delaware County
- This community is historic and although located in Delaware County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Woodbury.
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodbury ...
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.
- Evers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Green Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
- Greenup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
- Greenup is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <5>
- Island Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove
- Island Grove is located in Jasper County
- Johnstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Liberty Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Lillyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Lillyville is located in Cumberland County
- Neal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Rocky Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Timothy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Woodbury 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 Woodbury to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodbury and extending to:
- Toledo, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Woodbury to Springfield, with an average speed<7>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 604 miles [972 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,337 miles [10,198.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,949 miles [7,964.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodbury. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodbury) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1959, Longitude: -88.3031 In this case, the coordinates for Woodbury 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Woodbury 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Woodbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Woodbury to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.854 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.432 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.622 degrees. |