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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Northwoods
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Louis City
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Northwoods ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Northwoods.
Within Missouri, the name Northwoods is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout 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.
- Arizona
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
- Castle Point is located in Saint Louis County
- Cool Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
- Cool Valley is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
- Fountain Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Fountain Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Greater Ville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greater Ville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Ville
- Greater Ville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jennings
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Lewis Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
- Lewis Place is located in Saint Louis County
- Mark Twain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mark Twain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Twain
- Mark Twain is located in Saint Louis County
- Normandy
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Overland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pagedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Pine Lawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Sycamore Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Hills
- Sycamore Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- University City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Wells - Goodfellow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells - Goodfellow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells - Goodfellow
- Wells - Goodfellow is located in Saint Louis County
- Pagedale
How Far From Northwoods to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Northwoods to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northwoods. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mo.us/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Northwoods) to Point B.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). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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> | 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 Northwoods 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 316.131 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.832 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.671 degrees. |