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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 North Woodstock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Woodstock 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 North Woodstock:
    • 44.409032, -70.637929
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on North Woodstock
  • 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 Oxford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford County
    • Since North Woodstock is near Franklin County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for North Woodstock

Communities Also Named North Woodstock ...

We found two communities that are also named North Woodstock.

Within Maine, the name North Woodstock is unique.

Beyond Maine, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Windham County
      • This North Woodstock is located in Windham County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the North Woodstock that is located in Oxford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of North Woodstock.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This North Woodstock is located in Grafton County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Woodstock that is located in Oxford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of North Woodstock.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Woodstock ...

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.

How Far From North Woodstock 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 North Woodstock to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • South Paris, which is the Seat of Oxford County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Woodstock to South Paris, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 503 miles [809.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,408 miles [8,703.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,998 miles [6,434.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- North Woodstock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 North Woodstock to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Woodstock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4090, Longitude: -70.6379    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.388 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.262 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.289 degrees.