Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Woodinville:
  • 41.570649, -73.630128
  • 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 Woodinville

• 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 Dutchess County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
  • Since Woodinville is near Putnam County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Woodinville

Communities Also Named Woodinville ...

We found one communities that are also named Woodinville.

Within New York, the name Woodinville is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Woodinville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Washington
    • King County
    • This Woodinville is located in King County and lies 2,381 miles [3,831.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodinville that is located in Dutchess County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Woodinville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodinville ...

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.

• Clove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Clove is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
• Farmers Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
• Green Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Green Haven is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
• Harmony Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Harmony Park is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
• Kent Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Kent Corners is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corners
• Kent Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kent Hills is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Hills
• Pecksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pecksville is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksville
• Pleasant Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Quaker Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Quaker Hill is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
• Stormville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stormville is located in Dutchess County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stormville <2>
• Towners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Towners is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodinville and extending to:

• Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woodinville to Poughkeepsie, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 257 miles [413.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,643 miles [9,081.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,228 miles [6,804.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'