Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in The Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Woods and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for The 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 The Woods:
- 30.394636, -90.990935
- 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 The 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected East Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
- Since The Woods is near Ascension Parish and also Livingston Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ascension Parish
- eBird sighting report for Livingston Parish
- 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 The Woods ...
We found 32 communities that share the name The Woods.
There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named The Woods.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 32 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Delaware
- Florida
- Liberty County
- This The Woods is located in Liberty County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the east of the The Woods that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of The Woods.
- Pasco County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of The Woods [Pasco County].
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This The Woods is located in Floyd County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Woods that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of The Woods.
- Harlan County
- This The Woods is located in Harlan County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the northeast of the The Woods that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of The Woods.
- Hopkins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of The Woods [Hopkins County].
- Maine
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This The Woods is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Woods that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of The Woods.
- Frederick County
- This The Woods is located in Frederick County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km] to the northeast of the The Woods that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of The Woods.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- New York
- Cayuga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of The Woods [Cayuga County].
- Hamilton County
- This The Woods is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,291 miles [2,077.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Woods that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of The Woods.
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This The Woods lies 1,193 miles [1,919.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the The Woods that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of The Woods [Greenville County].
- Oconee County
- This The Woods is located in Oconee County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Woods that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of The Woods.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near The 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.
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Cloverland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Cloverland is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Foreman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Hickory Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Highland Community
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Community have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Community
- Highland Community is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Hopeville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Jones Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Jones Creek is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Kingsbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
- Kingsbridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Pecan Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Cove
- Pecan Cove is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Pecan Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Creek
- Pecan Creek is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Round Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Royal Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Shadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
- Shadowbrook is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Woodland Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Ridge
- Woodland Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Woodland Ridge Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Ridge Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Ridge Park
- Woodland Ridge Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Royal Oak
How Far From The Woods to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as The Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Woods and extending to:
- Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from The Woods to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 984 miles [1,583.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,877 miles [11,067.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,587 miles [12,210.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,463 miles [8,791.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Woods. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Woods) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3946, Longitude: -90.9909 In this case, the coordinates for The Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 The Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 The 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 parish. 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. |
| <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 The 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 315.932 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.482 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.513 degrees. |