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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 Woodlawn Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodlawn Park 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 Woodlawn Park:
    • 38.261423, -85.630551
    • 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 Woodlawn Park
  • 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 Woodlawn Park ...

We found five communities that share the name Woodlawn Park.

Within Kentucky, the name Woodlawn Park is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Woodlawn Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Woodlawn Park that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Woodlawn Park.
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma County
      • This Woodlawn Park is located in Oklahoma County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodlawn Park that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma County community of Woodlawn Park.
    • Ontario
      • This Woodlawn Park lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodlawn Park that is located in Jefferson County.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax 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 Virginia community of Woodlawn Park [Fairfax County].
      • Halifax County
      • This Woodlawn Park is located in Halifax County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Woodlawn Park that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Woodlawn Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodlawn Park ...

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.

  • Cherokee Garden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Garden
    • Cherokee Garden is located in Jefferson County
  • Cherrywood Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood Village
    • Cherrywood Village is located in Jefferson County
  • Crossgate
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossgate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
    • Crossgate is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Hills and Dales
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills and Dales have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
    • Hills and Dales is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Indian Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Indian Hills is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,971 people
  • Mockingbird Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mockingbird Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Valley
    • Mockingbird Valley is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Moorland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
    • Moorland is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Plantation
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
    • Plantation is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 856 people
  • Richlawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlawn
    • Richlawn is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
  • Riverwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Riverwood is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Robinswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
    • Robinswood is located in Jefferson County
  • Rolling Fields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
    • Rolling Fields is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Seminary Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Village
      • Seminary Village is located in Jefferson County
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
    • Thornhill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornhill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
      • Thornhill is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
    • Winding Falls
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Falls
      • Winding Falls is located in Jefferson County
    • Windy Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
      • Windy Hills is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people

How Far From Woodlawn Park 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 city such as Woodlawn Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Louisville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Woodlawn Park to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,878 miles [7,850.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodlawn Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.loukymetro.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Woodlawn Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodlawn Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2614, Longitude: -85.6306       In this case, the coordinates for Woodlawn Park 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 Woodlawn Park 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 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.
<5>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 Woodlawn Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.131 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.325 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.646 degrees.









 

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