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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 Woodsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodsville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Woodsville:
- 44.152517, -72.037141
- 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 Woodsville
- 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 Grafton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grafton County
- Since Woodsville is near Orange County and also Caledonia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caledonia 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 Woodsville
Communities Also Named Woodsville ...
We found three communities that are also named Woodsville.
Within New Hampshire, the name Woodsville is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Woodsville is located in Middlesex County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the south of the Woodsville that is located in Grafton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Woodsville.
- New Jersey
- Mercer County
- This Woodsville is located in Mercer County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Woodsville that is located in Grafton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Woodsville.
- New York
- Livingston County
- This Woodsville is located in Livingston County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodsville that is located in Grafton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Woodsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodsville ...
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.
- Bath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boltonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boltonville is located in Caledonia County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Ireland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ireland is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
- Jockey Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lisbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Lakes is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lakes
- Nutter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nutter is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter
- Peach Four Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Four Corners is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Four Corners
- Pike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pike is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Savageville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Savageville is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
- Swiftwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Woodsville 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 Woodsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodsville and extending to:
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Woodsville to Concord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. 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 445 miles [716.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,475 miles [8,811.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,067 miles [6,545.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Woodsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Woodsville 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 Woodsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1525, Longitude: -72.0371 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.296 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.235 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.097 degrees. |
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