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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 Northwoods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northwoods 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 Northwoods:
    • 38.703459, -90.282278
    • 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 Northwoods
  • 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 Saint Louis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
    • Since Northwoods is near Saint Louis City and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Northwoods

Communities Also Named Northwoods ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Northwoods.

Within Missouri, the name Northwoods is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Apache County
      • This Northwoods is located in Apache County and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<1> to the west of the Northwoods that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Northwoods.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Northwoods is located in Hillsborough County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Northwoods that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Northwoods.
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Northwoods is located in Bibb County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Northwoods that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Northwoods.
      • DeKalb County
      • This Northwoods is located in DeKalb County and lies 471 miles [758 km] to the southeast of the Northwoods that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Northwoods.
    • Illinois
      • DeKalb 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 Illinois community of Northwoods [DeKalb County].
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Northwoods [Madison County].
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This Northwoods is located in Caddo Parish and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Northwoods that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Northwoods.
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Northwoods is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 564 miles [907.7 km] to the south of the Northwoods that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Northwoods.
    • Mississippi
      • Rankin County
      • This Northwoods is located in Rankin County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the south of the Northwoods that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Northwoods.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Northwoods is located in Wake County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Northwoods that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Northwoods.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • This Northwoods is located in Franklin County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northwoods that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Northwoods.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Northwoods is located in Hamilton County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Northwoods that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Northwoods.
    • Virginia
      • Henrico County
      • This Northwoods is located in Henrico County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the east of the Northwoods that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Northwoods.
    • Washington
      • Skamania County
      • This Northwoods is located in Skamania County and lies 1,683 miles [2,708.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northwoods that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skamania County community of Northwoods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Northwoods ...

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.

  • Castle Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Castle Point is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
  • Cool Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cool Valley is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Fountain Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fountain Park is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
  • Greater Ville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greater Ville is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Ville
  • Jennings
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jennings is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
  • Lewis Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewis Place is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
  • Mark Twain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mark Twain is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Twain
  • Normandy
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Normandy is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
  • Overland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Overland is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,502 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pagedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pagedale is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagedale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,290 people
    • Pine Lawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pine Lawn is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lawn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
    • Riverview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverview is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,821 people
    • Sycamore Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sycamore Hills is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
    • University City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • University City is located in Saint Louis City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
    • Wells - Goodfellow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Wells - Goodfellow is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells - Goodfellow

How Far From Northwoods 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 city such as Northwoods to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Northwoods to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 712 miles [1,145.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,171 miles [11,540.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Northwoods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Northwoods 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>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 Northwoods 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 Northwoods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7035, Longitude: -90.2823       In this case, the coordinates for Northwoods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.131 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.832 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.671 degrees.