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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 Woodlake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodlake 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 Woodlake:
- 38.210915, -84.754160
- 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 Woodlake
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Woodlake is near Scott County and also Woodford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Woodford 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 Woodlake
Communities Also Named Woodlake ...
We found nine communities that are also named Woodlake.
Within Kentucky, the name Woodlake is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Joaquin County
- This Woodlake is located in San Joaquin County and lies 1,967 miles [3,165.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodlake that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Woodlake.
- Tulare County
- This Woodlake is located in Tulare County and lies 1,879 miles [3,024 km] to the west of the Woodlake that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Woodlake.
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Woodlake is located in Hall County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the south of the Woodlake that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Woodlake.
- Richmond County
- This Woodlake is located in Richmond County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km] to the south southeast of the Woodlake that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Woodlake.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Woodlake is located in Will County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodlake that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Woodlake.
- Mississippi
- Rankin County
- This Woodlake is located in Rankin County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodlake that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Woodlake.
- Tennessee
- Wilson County
- This Woodlake is located in Wilson County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodlake that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Woodlake.
- Texas
- Brazos County
- Although located in Brazos County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazos County community of Woodlake.
- Trinity County
- This Woodlake is located in Trinity County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodlake that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Woodlake.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodlake ...
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.
- Big Eddy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Eddy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
- Duckers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forks of Elkhorn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Hills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Jett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jett is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
- Peaks Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peaks Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks Mill
- Sand Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Slickway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slickway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickway
- Stamping Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Woodlake 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 Woodlake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodlake and extending to:
- Frankfort, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the West.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies just to the west (W).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Woodlake to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,967 miles [11,212.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,843 miles [7,794.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Woodlake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Woodlake 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 Woodlake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2109, Longitude: -84.7542 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.582 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.689 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.27 degrees. |
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