Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Woodlandville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodlandville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Woodlandville

• 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 Woodlandville:
  • 39.062260, -92.483793
  • 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 Woodlandville

• 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 Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
  • Since Woodlandville is near Howard County and also Cooper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cooper 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 Woodlandville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodlandville ...

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.

• Everett ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Everett is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
• Franklin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Franklin is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
• Hallsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Hallsville is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <1>
• Harrisburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Harrisburg is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <1>
• Huntsdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Huntsdale is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
• Landmark ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Landmark is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
• Minnie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Minnie is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
• Pleasant Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Cooper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Punkin Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Punkin Center is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
• Stapletown ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stapletown is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletown

How Far From Woodlandville 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 community such as Woodlandville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Woodlandville to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 828 miles [1,332.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,125 miles [8,247.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'