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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 Woodridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodridge 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 Woodridge:
    • 42.152804, -87.809232
    • 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
  • 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
    • Since Woodridge is near Cook County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage 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

Communities Also Named Woodridge ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named Woodridge.

There is one other community in Illinois that is also named Woodridge.

Beyond Illinois, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Illinois ...
    • DuPage County
      • This Woodridge is located in DuPage County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Woodridge that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Woodridge.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Woodridge is located in Madison County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the south of the Woodridge that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Woodridge.
    • Indiana
      • Vigo 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 Indiana community of Woodridge [Vigo County].
    • Manitoba
      • This Woodridge lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodridge that is located in Lake County.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Woodridge is located in Calvert County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Woodridge that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Woodridge.
      • Frederick County
      • This Woodridge is located in Frederick County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km] to the east southeast of the Woodridge that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Woodridge.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Woodridge [Saint Louis County].
    • New York
      • Sullivan County
      • This Woodridge is located in Sullivan County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the east of the Woodridge that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Woodridge.
    • North Carolina
      • Nash County
      • This Woodridge is located in Nash County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Woodridge that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Woodridge.
      • Wake County
      • This Woodridge is located in Wake County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km] to the southeast of the Woodridge that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Woodridge.
    • Ontario
      • This Woodridge lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodridge that is located in Lake County.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Woodridge is located in Aiken County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Woodridge that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Woodridge.
      • Orangeburg County
      • This Woodridge is located in Orangeburg County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the southeast of the Woodridge that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Woodridge.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Woodridge is located in Spartanburg County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km] to the south southeast of the Woodridge that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Woodridge.
    • Texas
      • Orange County
      • Although located in Orange County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Woodridge.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Woodridge is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km]<1> to the west of the Woodridge that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Woodridge.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Woodridge is located in Albemarle County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Woodridge that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Woodridge.
      • Stafford County
      • This Woodridge is located in Stafford County and lies 599 miles [964 km] to the east southeast of the Woodridge that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Woodridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodridge ...

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.

  • Buttonwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Buttonwood is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
  • Charring Cross
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Charring Cross is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charring Cross
  • Colonial Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Colonial Village is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Driftwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Driftwood is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
  • Fair Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fair Meadows is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Meadows
  • Fair Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Lane Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lane Park is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Park
  • Lee Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lee Woods is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Woods
  • Maple Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Ridge is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Pheasant Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pheasant Creek is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Creek
  • Royal Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Royal Court is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Court
  • Royal Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Royal Ridge is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Ridge
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Sportmans Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sportmans Cove is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportmans Cove
    • Sun Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sun Ridge is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Ridge
    • Sunset Court
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunset Court is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Court
    • Sunset Fields
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunset Fields is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Fields
    • Sycamore Lane
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sycamore Lane is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Lane
    • Thorn Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Thorn Hill is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
    • Timber Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Timber Ridge is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge

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

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

  • Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Woodridge to Waukegan, with an average speed<3> 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 189 miles [304.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 607 miles [976.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,800 miles [7,724.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Woodridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Woodridge 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>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.
<4>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 Woodridge 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 Woodridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1528, Longitude: -87.8092       In this case, the coordinates for Woodridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.551 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.502 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.574 degrees.