Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Place:
  • 45.132704, -111.763585
  • 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 Woodward Place

• 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Woodward Place is near Gallatin County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallatin 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 Woodward Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodward Place ...

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.

• Ball Place
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Ball Place is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Place
• Indian Crossing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Indian Crossing is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
• Junction ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Junction is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
• Leary Place
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Leary Place is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary Place
• Leonard Place
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Leonard Place is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Place
• Reeder Place
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Reeder Place is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder Place
• Tate Place
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Tate Place is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Place
• Virginia City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Virginia City is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Former names for Virginia City:
  • Varina
  • Verina
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia City <1>

How Far From Woodward Place 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 Place 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 Place and extending to:

• Virginia City, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woodward Place to Virginia City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,817 miles [2,924.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 71 days and walking would take 104 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,498 miles [12,066.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,506 miles [8,861 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'