Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woods and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Woods
- 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 Woods:
- 36.860923, -83.178785
- 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 Woods
- 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 Harlan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harlan County
- Since Woods is near Lee County and also Letcher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- eBird sighting report for Letcher 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 Woods ...
We found 32 communities that share the name Woods.
There are two communities within Kentucky that are also named Woods.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 32 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Floyd County
- Hopkins County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Delaware
- Florida
- Liberty County
- This Woods is located in Liberty County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Woods that is located in Harlan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Woods.
- Pasco 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 Florida community of Woods [Pasco County].
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Woods is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woods that is located in Harlan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Woods.
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Woods is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 594 miles [956 km] to the southwest of the Woods that is located in Harlan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Woods.
- Maine
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Woods is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woods that is located in Harlan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Woods.
- Frederick County
- This Woods is located in Frederick County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km] to the east northeast of the Woods that is located in Harlan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Woods.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- New York
- Cayuga 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 New York community of Woods [Cayuga County].
- Hamilton County
- This Woods is located in Hamilton County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woods that is located in Harlan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Woods.
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Woods lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Woods that is located in Harlan County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Woods [Greenville County].
- Oconee County
- This Woods is located in Oconee County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the south of the Woods that is located in Harlan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Woods.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woods ...
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.
- Ages
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
- Ages is located in Harlan County
- Colts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Dizney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Dizney is located in Harlan County
- Highsplint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highsplint have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highsplint
- Highsplint is located in Harlan County
- Laden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Redbud
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Redbud is located in Harlan County
- Shields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Short Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Short Town is located in Harlan County
- Ten Spot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Woods 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 Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woods and extending to:
- Harlan, which is the Seat of Harlan County, lies just to the West.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Woods to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woods. 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Woods) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8609, Longitude: -83.1788 In this case, the coordinates for Woods 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Woods 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Woods to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.608 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.378 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.975 degrees. |