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we pass this GPS location for Woodley:
35.893497, -76.349655
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We found six communities that are also named Woodley.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Woodley.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In North Carolina ...
Chowan 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 Woodley [Chowan County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Montgomery 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 Alabama community of Woodley [Montgomery County].
Pennsylvania
Northampton 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 Pennsylvania community of Woodley [Northampton County].
Saskatchewan
This Woodley lies 1,626 miles [2,616.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Woodley that is located in Tyrrell County.
Texas
Harrison 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 Texas community of Woodley [Harrison County].
Virginia
Fairfax County
This Woodley is located in Fairfax County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Woodley that is located in Tyrrell County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Woodley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodley ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Woodley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodley and extending to:
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 128 miles [206 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Woodley to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 210 miles [338 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,568 miles [7,351.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Woodley 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 '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- Woodley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>
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.
<4>
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 Woodley 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 Woodley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8935, Longitude: -76.3497 In this case, the coordinates for Woodley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.656 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.714 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.559 degrees.