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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 Woodport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodport 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 Woodport:
- 40.985797, -74.611039
- 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 Woodport
- 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 Morris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morris County
- Since Woodport is near Sussex County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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 Woodport
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodport ...
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.
- Clearwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clearwater is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Edison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Lake is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Hibernia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Houses Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Houses Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houses Corner
- Lake Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake Junction is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Junction
- Lake Mohawk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mohawk
- Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Landing is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landing
- Lower Longwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Longwood is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Longwood
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Point Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Point Pleasant is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Russia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Russia is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russia
- Silver Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Spicertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spicertown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicertown
How Far From Woodport to ...
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 Woodport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Woodport and extending to:
- Morristown, which is the Seat of Morris County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Woodport to Morristown, 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 193 miles [310.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,708 miles [9,186.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,293 miles [6,908.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Woodport) 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 Woodport 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 Woodport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9858, Longitude: -74.6110 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.275 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.937 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.807 degrees. |
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