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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 Woodington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodington 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 Woodington:
    • 35.174052, -77.635526
    • 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 Woodington
  • 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 Lenoir County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
    • Since Woodington is near Jones County and also Duplin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Duplin 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 Woodington

Communities Also Named Woodington ...

We found two communities that are also named Woodington.

Within North Carolina, the name Woodington is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Darke County
      • This Woodington is located in Darke County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodington that is located in Lenoir County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Woodington.
    • Ontario
      • This Woodington lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the north of the Woodington that is located in Lenoir County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodington ...

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.

  • Booker T Washington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Booker T Washington is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T Washington
  • Deep Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
  • Elm Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Elm Grove is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
  • Falling Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Falling Creek is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Creek
  • George Washington Carver
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jonestown is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Mary Beth Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mary Beth Park is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Beth Park
  • Meadow Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadow Brook is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
  • Nobles Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nobles Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Crossroads
  • Nobles Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Nobles Mill is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Mill
  • Parrott Fork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Parrott Fork is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Fork
  • Pot Neck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pot Neck is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Neck
  • Sandy Bottom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy Bottom is located in Lenoir County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom

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

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

  • Kinston, which is the Seat of Lenoir County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Woodington 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 three full 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 259 miles [416.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,082 miles [9,788 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,656 miles [7,493.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodington) 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 Woodington 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 Woodington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1741, Longitude: -77.6355       In this case, the coordinates for Woodington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.40 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.458 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.292 degrees.