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We found five communities that are also named Woodard.
Within New York, the name Woodard is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Maine
Penobscot County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Woodard [Penobscot County].
North Carolina
Bertie County
This Woodard is located in Bertie County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<2> to the south of the Woodard that is located in Onondaga County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bertie County community of Woodard.
Wilson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Woodard [Wilson County].
Tennessee
Davidson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Woodard [Davidson County].
Utah
Millard County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Millard County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Woodard.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodard ...
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, 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 Woodard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodard and extending to:
Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Woodard to Albany, with an average speed<5>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 296 miles [476.4 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,684 miles [9,147.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,405 miles [10,307.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,280 miles [6,888 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Woodard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Woodard 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.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Woodard 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 Woodard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1415, Longitude: -76.1941 In this case, the coordinates for Woodard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.016 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.12 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.57 degrees.