Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Woodair Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodair Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Woodair Estates

• 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 Woodair Estates:
  • 40.088448, -74.399594
  • 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 Woodair Estates

• 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 Ocean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
  • Since Woodair Estates is near Monmouth County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Woodair Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodair Estates ...

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.

• Cream Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cream Ridge is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream Ridge
• Francis Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Francis Mills is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Mills
• Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Kirbys Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Kirbys Mills is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Mills
• Leesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Leesville is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
• Leisure Knoll
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
• Maryland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Maryland is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
• New Egypt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • New Egypt is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Egypt
• Pleasant Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Prospertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Prospertown is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospertown
• Red Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Valley is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Valley
• Stone Tavern
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stone Tavern is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Tavern
• Vista Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Vista Center is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Center

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Woodair Estates and extending to:

• Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Woodair Estates to Toms River, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 162 miles [260.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,736 miles [9,231.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,317 miles [6,947.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'