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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:
- 42.575837, -77.731792
- 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 Livingston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
- Since Woodsville is near Steuben County and also Allegany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany 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 York, the name Woodsville is unique.
Beyond New York, 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 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the east of the Woodsville that is located in Livingston 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 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodsville that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Woodsville.
- New Jersey
- Mercer County
- This Woodsville is located in Mercer County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Woodsville that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer 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.
- Byersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Byersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Dansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Groveland Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Groveland Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Corners
- Libertypole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Libertypole is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertypole
- Patchinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patchinville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchinville
- Reed Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
- Rogersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rogersville is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Springwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Woodsville 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 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:
- Geneseo, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woodsville to Geneseo, 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 four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 256 miles [412 km] to the south (S). 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 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,367 miles [7,028 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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: 42.5758, Longitude: -77.7318 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.032 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.175 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.543 degrees. |
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