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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:
- 40.380384, -74.828775
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Woodsville is near Hunterdon County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Jersey, the name Woodsville is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, 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 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodsville that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Woodsville.
- New Hampshire
- Grafton County
- This Woodsville is located in Grafton County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Woodsville that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Woodsville.
- New York
- Livingston County
- This Woodsville is located in Livingston County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodsville that is located in Mercer 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.
- Bear Tavern
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Tavern
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Copper Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Copper Hill is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
- Harts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harts Corner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Corner
- Marshalls Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marshalls Corner is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Corner
- Mount Rose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
- Rock Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Mill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mill
- Rocktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocktown is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Skillman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Stoutsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stoutsburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Unionville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zion is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Woodsville 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 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:
- Trenton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Woodsville to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 155 miles [249.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,742 miles [9,240.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,325 miles [6,960.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 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 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: 40.3804, Longitude: -74.8288 In this case, the coordinates for Woodsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.465 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.056 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.167 degrees. |
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