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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 Woodgate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodgate and the surrounding area.
- 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 Woodgate:
- 39.384760, -87.385297
- 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 Woodgate
- 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 Vigo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vigo County
- Since Woodgate is near Clay County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Woodgate
Communities Also Named Woodgate ...
We found five communities that are also named Woodgate.
Within Indiana, the name Woodgate is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- This Woodgate is located in Arapahoe County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the west of the Woodgate that is located in Vigo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Woodgate.
- Georgia
- Lowndes County
- This Woodgate is located in Lowndes County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Woodgate that is located in Vigo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Woodgate.
- New York
- Oneida County
- This Woodgate is located in Oneida County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodgate that is located in Vigo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Woodgate.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Woodgate is located in Berks County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the east of the Woodgate that is located in Vigo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Woodgate.
- Montgomery County
- This Woodgate is located in Montgomery County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the east of the Woodgate that is located in Vigo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Woodgate.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodgate ...
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.
- Blackhawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackhawk is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Brown Jug Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Jug Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Jug Corner
- Cherryvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cherryvale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Dewey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dewey is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Farmersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hickory Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Island is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Island
- Lewis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Marion Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marion Heights is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
- Prairie Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Toad Hop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- Twelve Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twelve Points is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Points
How Far From Woodgate to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Woodgate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodgate and extending to:
- Terre Haute, which is the Seat of Vigo County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Woodgate to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 554 miles [891.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,024 miles [11,304 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,902 miles [7,889 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Woodgate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Woodgate 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 Woodgate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3848, Longitude: -87.3853 In this case, the coordinates for Woodgate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.263 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.781 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.143 degrees. |
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