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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 Woodburn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodburn 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 Woodburn:
    • 34.236559, -78.004435
    • 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 Woodburn
  • 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
    • Since Woodburn is near New Hanover County and also Pender County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Hanover County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pender 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 Woodburn

Communities Also Named Woodburn ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Woodburn.

There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Woodburn.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Person County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Woodburn [Person County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Macoupin County
      • This Woodburn is located in Macoupin County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Woodburn that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macoupin County community of Woodburn.
    • Indiana
      • Allen County
      • This Woodburn is located in Allen County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<2> to the northwest of the Woodburn that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Woodburn.
    • Iowa
      • Clarke County
      • This Woodburn is located in Clarke County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Woodburn that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Woodburn.
    • Kentucky
      • Warren County
      • This Woodburn is located in Warren County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Woodburn that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Woodburn.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Woodburn is located in Montgomery County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<2> to the north of the Woodburn that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Woodburn.
    • Michigan
      • Mason County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Woodburn [Mason County].
      • Oceana 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 Woodburn [Oceana County].
    • Mississippi
      • Sunflower County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Woodburn [Sunflower County].
    • Nebraska
      • Platte County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Platte County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Woodburn.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Woodburn lies 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Woodburn that is located in Brunswick County.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Woodburn is located in Hamilton County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Woodburn that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Woodburn.
    • Ontario
      • This Woodburn lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<2> to the north of the Woodburn that is located in Brunswick County.
    • Oregon
      • Marion County
      • This Woodburn is located in Marion County and lies 2,464 miles [3,965.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Woodburn that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Woodburn.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Susquehanna County
      • This Woodburn is located in Susquehanna County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<2> to the north of the Woodburn that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Woodburn.
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • This Woodburn is located in Oconee County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<2> to the west of the Woodburn that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Woodburn.
    • Tennessee
      • Union County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Woodburn [Union County].
    • Virginia
      • Loudoun County
      • This Woodburn is located in Loudoun County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<2> to the north of the Woodburn that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Woodburn.
    • West Virginia
      • Monongalia County
      • This Woodburn is located in Monongalia County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Woodburn that is located in Brunswick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Woodburn.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodburn ...

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.

  • Bishop
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bishop is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Cedar Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Council Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Council Heights is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Heights
  • Easy Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Easy Hill is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easy Hill
  • Echo Farms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Echo Farms is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Farms
  • Fairlawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fairlawn is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
  • Hightsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
  • Lincoln Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Forest is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Forest
  • Love Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Love Grove is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Grove
  • Princess Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Princess Place is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess Place
  • Sunset Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset Park is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
  • Walnut Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Hills is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
  • Winter Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Winter Park is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park

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

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

  • Bolivia, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woodburn to Bolivia, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 326 miles [524.6 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,825 miles [10,983.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,711 miles [7,581.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Woodburn 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.
<2>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- Woodburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Woodburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Woodburn 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 Woodburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2366, Longitude: -78.0044       In this case, the coordinates for Woodburn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.624 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.576 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.736 degrees.