Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Woodrow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodrow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Woodrow
- 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 Woodrow:
- 40.543439, -74.197644
- 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 Woodrow
- 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since Woodrow is near Middlesex County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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 Woodrow ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Woodrow.
Within New York, the name Woodrow is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Woodrow lies 3,359 miles [5,405.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodrow that is located in Richmond County.
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Craven County
- This Woodrow is located in Craven County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Woodrow that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Woodrow.
- Haywood County
- This Woodrow is located in Haywood County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km] to the west southwest of the Woodrow that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Woodrow.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Woodrow lies 1,686 miles [2,713.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodrow that is located in Richmond County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Giles County
- This Woodrow is located in Giles County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodrow that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Woodrow.
- Sullivan County
- This Woodrow is located in Sullivan County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km] to the west southwest of the Woodrow that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Woodrow.
- Texas
- Hill County
- This Woodrow is located in Hill County and lies 1,404 miles [2,259.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodrow that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Woodrow.
- Lubbock County
- This Woodrow is located in Lubbock County and lies 1,593 miles [2,563.7 km] to the west of the Woodrow that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lubbock County community of Woodrow.
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Morgan County
- This Woodrow is located in Morgan County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodrow that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Woodrow.
- Pocahontas County
- This Woodrow is located in Pocahontas County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km] to the west southwest of the Woodrow that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Woodrow.
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodrow ...
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.
- Barber
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Bulls Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulls Head have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Head
- Bulls Head is located in Richmond County
- Chrome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Edgar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Fresh Kills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Kills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Kills
- Fresh Kills is located in Richmond County
- Great Kills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Great Kills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Kills
- Great Kills is located in Richmond County
- Greenridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Greenridge is located in Richmond County
- Harbor Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Terrace
- Harbor Terrace is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
- Heartland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County
- Pleasant Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasant Plains is located in Richmond County
- Princes Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princes Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Bay
- Princes Bay is located in Richmond County
- Seaside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Woodrow 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 Woodrow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodrow and extending to:
- Saint George, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Woodrow to Saint George, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the north (N). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 188 miles [302.6 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,709 miles [9,187.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,291 miles [6,905.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodrow. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodrow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodrow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5434, Longitude: -74.1976 In this case, the coordinates for Woodrow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Woodrow 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. |
| <3> | 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 Woodrow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Woodrow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.075 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.64 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.823 degrees. |