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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 Woods Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woods Corner 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 Woods Corner:
    • 41.611214, -71.111988
    • 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 Corner
  • 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 Corner ...

We found seven communities that share the name Woods Corner.

There is one other community in Massachusetts which is also named Woods Corner.

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

  • Communities Located In Massachusetts ...
    • Middlesex County
      • This Woods Corner is located in Middlesex County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the north of the Woods Corner that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Woods Corner.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Woods Corner lies 2,198 miles [3,537.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woods Corner that is located in Bristol County.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Woods Corner is located in Prince George's County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woods Corner that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Woods Corner.
    • Michigan
      • Isabella 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 Michigan community of Woods Corner [Isabella County].
    • New York
      • Steuben County
      • This Woods Corner is located in Steuben County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the west of the Woods Corner that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Woods Corner.
    • Rhode Island
      • Newport County
      • This Woods Corner is located in Newport County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west of the Woods Corner that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport County community of Woods Corner.
    • Virginia
      • Buckingham County
      • This Woods Corner is located in Buckingham County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woods Corner that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buckingham County community of Woods Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woods Corner ...

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.

  • Berryman Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryman Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman Corner
    • Berryman Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Bliss Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
    • Bliss Corners is located in Newport County (RI)
  • Booth Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booth Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Corner
    • Booth Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Central Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
    • Central Village is located in Bristol County
  • Eagleville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
    • Eagleville is located in Newport County (RI)
  • Grayville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayville
    • Grayville is located in Newport County (RI)
  • Handy Four Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handy Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy Four Corners
    • Handy Four Corners is located in Bristol County
  • Hillcrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Bristol County
  • Kirby Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Corner
    • Kirby Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Suburban Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suburban Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Park
    • Suburban Park is located in Bristol County

How Far From Woods Corner 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 Woods Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Woods Corner to Taunton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,535 miles [8,907.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,116 miles [6,624.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.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 Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woods Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6112, Longitude: -71.1120       In this case, the coordinates for Woods Corner 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 Woods Corner 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 Woods Corner 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 304.117 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.604 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.975 degrees.




 

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