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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 British Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to British Woods 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 British Woods:
    • 36.122080, -79.851145
    • 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 British Woods
  • 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 Guilford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
    • Since British Woods is near Forsyth County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 British Woods

Communities Also Named British Woods ...

We found four communities that are also named British Woods.

There are three communities within North Carolina that are also named British Woods.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named British Woods in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Caldwell County
      • This British Woods is located in Caldwell County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the west of the British Woods that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of British Woods.
    • Mecklenburg County
      • This British Woods is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the British Woods that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of British Woods.
    • Wilson County
      • This British Woods is located in Wilson County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the British Woods that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of British Woods.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Botetourt County
      • This British Woods is located in Botetourt County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the north of the British Woods that is located in Guilford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Botetourt County community of British Woods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near British Woods ...

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.

  • Fisher Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fisher Park is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Park
  • Forest Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Forest Valley is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
  • Friendswood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendswood is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
  • Green Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Green Valley is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Hunter Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hunter Hills is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
  • Lake Daniel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Daniel is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Daniel
  • Oak Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Pennydale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pennydale is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennydale
  • Proximity
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Proximity is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proximity
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Random Woods
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Random Woods is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
    • Spicewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Spicewood is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
    • Summit Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Summit Hills is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
    • Sunset Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunset Hills is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Terra Cotta
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Terra Cotta is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
    • Three Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Three Meadows is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Meadows

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

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

  • Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from British Woods to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 245 miles [394.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,717 miles [7,591.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- British Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 British Woods 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 British Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1221, Longitude: -79.8511       In this case, the coordinates for British Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.642 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.019 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.838 degrees.