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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Woodward Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodward Brook 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 Woodward Brook:
    • 45.676076, -93.585238
    • 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 Woodward Brook
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodward Brook ...

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.

  • Coin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
    • Coin is located in Kanabec County
  • Crown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
    • Crown is located in Isanti County
  • Day
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Day have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
    • Day is located in Isanti County
  • Elm Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
    • Elm Park is located in Isanti County
  • Jakeville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakeville
    • Jakeville is located in Benton County
  • Lewis Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Lake
    • Lewis Lake is located in Kanabec County
  • Page
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Page have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
    • Page is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Parent
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
    • Parent is located in Benton County
  • Springvale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
    • Springvale is located in Isanti County

How Far From Woodward Brook 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 Woodward Brook to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Woodward Brook and extending to:

  • Milaca, which is the Seat of Mille Lacs County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Woodward Brook to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 963 miles [1,549.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,866 miles [7,831.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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

The official website for Mille Lacs County: www.co.mille-lacs.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodward Brook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodward Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6761, Longitude: -93.5852       In this case, the coordinates for Woodward Brook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Woodward Brook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.523 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.511 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.63 degrees.









 

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