Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Woodman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodman and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Woodman
- 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 Woodman:
- 37.521220, -82.044570
- 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 Woodman
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Woodman is near Mingo County and also Buchanan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mingo County
- eBird sighting report for Buchanan 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 Woodman ...
We found seven communities that share the name Woodman.
Within Kentucky, the name Woodman is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
- New Brunswick
- This Woodman lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodman that is located in Pike County.
- New Hampshire
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodman ...
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.
- Arrow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Board Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Board Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Tree
- Board Tree is located in Pike County
- Cedar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Freeburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
- Freeburn is located in Pike County
- Hurricane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Ira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Jamboree
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Majestic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - New Thacker ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Thacker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Thacker
- New Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Paw Paw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Stopover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Thacker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker
- Thacker is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Thacker Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thacker Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker Mines
- Thacker Mines is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Vulcan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - War Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Wyoming City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Thacker Mines
How Far From Woodman 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 Woodman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodman and extending to:
- Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Woodman to Pikeville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 287 miles [461.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,168 miles [9,926.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,755 miles [7,652.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5212, Longitude: -82.0446 In this case, the coordinates for Woodman 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 Woodman 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 Woodman 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 310.922 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.69 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.30 degrees. |