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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 Woodhaven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodhaven 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 Woodhaven:
    • 32.390977, -90.179254
    • 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 Woodhaven
  • 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 Hinds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
    • Since Woodhaven is near Madison County and also Rankin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin 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 Woodhaven

Communities Also Named Woodhaven ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Woodhaven.

There is one other community in Mississippi that is also named Woodhaven.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Mississippi ...
    • Forrest County
      • This Woodhaven is located in Forrest County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Woodhaven that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Woodhaven.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This Woodhaven is located in Blount County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodhaven that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Woodhaven.
    • British Columbia
      • This Woodhaven lies 2,045 miles [3,291.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodhaven that is located in Hinds County.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Woodhaven is located in Hillsborough County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Woodhaven that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Woodhaven.
    • Georgia
      • Camden County
      • This Woodhaven is located in Camden County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the east of the Woodhaven that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Woodhaven.
    • Louisiana
      • Tangipahoa Parish
      • This Woodhaven is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the south of the Woodhaven that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of Woodhaven.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Woodhaven is located in Montgomery County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodhaven that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Woodhaven.
    • Michigan
      • Wayne County
      • This Woodhaven is located in Wayne County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Woodhaven that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Woodhaven.
    • New York
      • Queens County
      • This Woodhaven is located in Queens County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodhaven that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Woodhaven.
    • North Carolina
      • Henderson County
      • This Woodhaven is located in Henderson County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodhaven that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Woodhaven.
      • Wayne County
      • This Woodhaven is located in Wayne County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the east northeast of the Woodhaven that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Woodhaven.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Woodhaven is located in Anderson County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodhaven that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Woodhaven.
      • Charleston County
      • This Woodhaven is located in Charleston County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km] to the east of the Woodhaven that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Woodhaven.
    • Tennessee
      • Dickson County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Woodhaven [Dickson County].
    • Texas
      • Montgomery County
      • Although located in Montgomery County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Woodhaven.
    • Virginia
      • Prince William County
      • This Woodhaven is located in Prince William County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodhaven that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Woodhaven.
      • Virginia Beach City
      • This Woodhaven is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km] to the east northeast of the Woodhaven that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Woodhaven.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodhaven ...

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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Cynthia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cynthia is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia
  • Green Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Crossing is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
  • Highland Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Meadows is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
  • Hope Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hope Springs is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Springs
  • Presidential Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Presidential Hills is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Hills
  • Queens Lane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Queens Lane is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Lane
  • Rolling Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rolling Meadows is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
  • Squirrel Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Squirrel Hill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
  • Tidewater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tidewater is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidewater
  • Tougaloo
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Treasure Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Treasure Cove is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Cove
  • Village Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Village Glen is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Glen
  • Village Square
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Village Square is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square

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

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

  • Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies just to the South.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies just to the south (S).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Woodhaven to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 49 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,745 miles [10,855 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,460 miles [12,005.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,335 miles [8,585.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Woodhaven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Woodhaven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Woodhaven 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 Woodhaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3910, Longitude: -90.1793       In this case, the coordinates for Woodhaven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.645 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.416 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.878 degrees.