Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Woodhaven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodhaven and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Woodhaven
- 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 Woodhaven:
- 40.689270, -73.857913
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Woodhaven
- 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 Queens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Queens County
- Since Woodhaven is near Kings County and also New York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kings County
- eBird sighting report for New York 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Woodhaven ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Woodhaven.
Within New York, the name Woodhaven is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Woodhaven lies 2,421 miles [3,896.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodhaven that is located in Queens County.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Forrest County
- This Woodhaven is located in Forrest County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodhaven that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Woodhaven.
- Hinds County
- This Woodhaven is located in Hinds County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km] to the west southwest of the Woodhaven that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Woodhaven.
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Woodhaven is located in Henderson County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodhaven that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Woodhaven.
- Wayne County
- This Woodhaven is located in Wayne County and lies 430 miles [692 km] to the southwest of the Woodhaven that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Woodhaven.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Woodhaven is located in Anderson County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodhaven that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Woodhaven.
- Charleston County
- This Woodhaven is located in Charleston County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the southwest of the Woodhaven that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Woodhaven.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Montgomery County
- Although located in Montgomery County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Woodhaven.
- Virginia
- Prince William County
- This Woodhaven is located in Prince William County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodhaven that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Woodhaven.
- Virginia Beach City
- This Woodhaven is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 296 miles [476.4 km] to the south southwest of the Woodhaven that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Woodhaven.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodhaven ...
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.
- City Line
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Cypress Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Hills
- Cypress Hills is located in Kings County
- Fresh Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Meadows
- Fresh Meadows is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fresh Meadows <4>
- Fresh Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
- Fresh Pond is located in Queens County
- Fresh Pond Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Pond Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond Junction
- Fresh Pond Junction is located in Queens County
- Hillside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Howard Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Beach
- Howard Beach is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard Beach <4>
- Marcus Garvey Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus Garvey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus Garvey Village
- Marcus Garvey Village is located in Kings County
- Ozone Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Park
- Ozone Park is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozone Park <4>
- Queens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Queens is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queens <4>
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyside <4>
How Far From Woodhaven 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 Woodhaven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodhaven and extending to:
- Jamaica, which is the Seat of Queens County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Woodhaven 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 209 miles [336.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,688 miles [9,153.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,394 miles [10,290.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,271 miles [6,873.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodhaven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Woodhaven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodhaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6893, Longitude: -73.8579 In this case, the coordinates for Woodhaven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Woodhaven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Woodhaven to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.858 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.418 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.61 degrees. |