Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westwood
- 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 Westwood:
- 36.114858, -79.843922
- 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 Westwood
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Guilford County
- Since Westwood is near Forsyth County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Westwood ...
We found 80 communities that share the name Westwood.
There are nine communities within North Carolina that are also named Westwood.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 71 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 71 communities, 78 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Cumberland County
- Davidson County
- Henderson County
- Iredell County
- Lenoir County
- Pitt County
- Randolph County
- Scotland County
- Wilson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Westwood is located in Pulaski County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the west of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Westwood.
- Saint Francis 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 Arkansas community of Westwood [Saint Francis County].
- California
- Lassen County
- This Westwood is located in Lassen County and lies 2,231 miles [3,590.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lassen County community of Westwood.
- Los Angeles County
- This Westwood is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,171 miles [3,493.9 km] to the west of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Westwood.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Westwood is located in Duval County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Westwood.
- Hillsborough County
- This Westwood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km] to the south southwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Westwood.
- Orange 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 Florida community of Westwood [Orange County].
- Georgia
- Ben Hill County
- This Westwood is located in Ben Hill County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the southwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ben Hill County community of Westwood.
- Columbia County
- This Westwood is located in Columbia County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the southwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Westwood.
- Dougherty County
- This Westwood is located in Dougherty County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the southwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Westwood.
- Floyd County
- This Westwood is located in Floyd County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km] to the west southwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Westwood.
- Richmond County
- This Westwood is located in Richmond County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the southwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Westwood.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Henry County
- This Westwood is located in Henry County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Westwood.
- Marion County
- This Westwood is located in Marion County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km] to the northwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Westwood.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Boyd County
- This Westwood is located in Boyd County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyd County community of Westwood.
- Jefferson County
- This Westwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km] to the west northwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Westwood.
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- This Westwood is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Westwood.
- Ouachita Parish
- This Westwood is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the west southwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Westwood.
- Tensas Parish
- This Westwood is located in Tensas Parish and lies 709 miles [1,141 km] to the west southwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tensas Parish community of Westwood.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Westwood is located in Frederick County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Westwood.
- Montgomery County
- This Westwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km] to the northeast of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Westwood.
- Prince George's County
- This Westwood is located in Prince George's County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km] to the northeast of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Westwood.
- Wicomico County
- This Westwood is located in Wicomico County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km] to the northeast of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Westwood.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Kalamazoo County
- This Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalamazoo County community of Westwood.
- Kalkaska County
- This Westwood is located in Kalkaska County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km] to the north northwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalkaska County community of Westwood.
- Muskegon 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 Michigan community of Westwood [Muskegon County].
- Oakland 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 Michigan community of Westwood [Oakland County].
- Mississippi
- Forrest County
- This Westwood is located in Forrest County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Westwood.
- Oktibbeha County
- This Westwood is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km] to the west southwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Westwood.
- Webster County
- This Westwood is located in Webster County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km] to the west southwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Westwood.
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Allen 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 Ohio community of Westwood [Allen County].
- Hamilton County
- This Westwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Westwood.
- Jefferson 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 Ohio community of Westwood [Jefferson County].
- Montgomery 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 Ohio community of Westwood [Montgomery County].
- Wayne County
- This Westwood is located in Wayne County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km] to the north northwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Westwood.
- Ontario
- This Westwood lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Westwood is located in Allegheny County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the north of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Westwood.
- Cambria 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 Pennsylvania community of Westwood [Cambria County].
- Chester County
- This Westwood is located in Chester County and lies 343 miles [552 km] to the northeast of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Westwood.
- Schuylkill 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 Pennsylvania community of Westwood [Schuylkill County].
- Quebec
- This Westwood lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Westwood is located in Aiken County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Westwood.
- Charleston 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 South Carolina community of Westwood [Charleston County].
- Greenville County
- This Westwood is located in Greenville County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the southwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Westwood.
- Lancaster County
- This Westwood is located in Lancaster County and lies 110 miles [177 km] to the south southwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Westwood.
- Lexington County
- This Westwood is located in Lexington County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the south southwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Westwood.
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This Westwood is located in Coffee County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the west of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Westwood.
- Maury County
- This Westwood is located in Maury County and lies 407 miles [655 km] to the west of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Westwood.
- Shelby 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 Tennessee community of Westwood [Shelby County].
- Texas
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Westwood is located in Davis County and lies 1,752 miles [2,819.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Westwood.
- Salt Lake County
- This Westwood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,757 miles [2,827.6 km] to the west northwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Westwood.
- Virginia
- Alleghany 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 Virginia community of Westwood [Alleghany County].
- Frederick County
- This Westwood is located in Frederick County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Westwood.
- Hanover County
- This Westwood is located in Hanover County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the northeast of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Westwood.
- Henrico 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 Virginia community of Westwood [Henrico County].
- Portsmouth City
- This Westwood is located in Portsmouth City and lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the east northeast of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Westwood.
- Roanoke City
- This Westwood is located in Roanoke City and lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the north of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Westwood.
- Washington
- King 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 Washington community of Westwood [King County].
- Kitsap County
- This Westwood is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,302 miles [3,704.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Westwood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Westwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westwood ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Park
- Fisher Park is located in Guilford County
- Forest Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
- Forest Valley is located in Guilford County
- Friendswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
- Friendswood is located in Guilford County
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Guilford County
- Hunter Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Hunter Hills is located in Guilford County
- Lake Daniel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Daniel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Daniel
- Lake Daniel is located in Guilford County
- Proximity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Spicewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Sunset Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Sunset Hills is located in Guilford County
- Terra Cotta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terra Cotta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Terra Cotta is located in Guilford County
- Three Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Meadows
- Three Meadows is located in Guilford County
How Far From Westwood 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 Westwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westwood 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 Westwood to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>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 246 miles [395.9 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,717 miles [7,591.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Guilford County: www.co.guilford.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1149, Longitude: -79.8439 In this case, the coordinates for Westwood 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Westwood 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 Westwood 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 309.638 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.014 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.837 degrees. |