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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 Northwoods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northwoods 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 Northwoods:
- 40.125897, -83.019351
- 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 Northwoods
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Northwoods is near Delaware County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Northwoods
Communities Also Named Northwoods ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Northwoods.
Within Ohio, the name Northwoods is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Apache County
- This Northwoods is located in Apache County and lies 1,509 miles [2,428.5 km]<1> to the west of the Northwoods that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Northwoods.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Northwoods is located in Hillsborough County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the south of the Northwoods that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Northwoods.
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This Northwoods is located in Bibb County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the south of the Northwoods that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Northwoods.
- DeKalb County
- This Northwoods is located in DeKalb County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km] to the south of the Northwoods that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Northwoods.
- Illinois
- DeKalb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Northwoods [DeKalb County].
- Madison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Northwoods [Madison County].
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Northwoods is located in Caddo Parish and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Northwoods that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Northwoods.
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Northwoods is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km] to the southwest of the Northwoods that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Northwoods.
- Mississippi
- Rankin County
- This Northwoods is located in Rankin County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Northwoods that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Northwoods.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This Northwoods is located in Saint Louis County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the west of the Northwoods that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Northwoods.
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Northwoods is located in Wake County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Northwoods that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Northwoods.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Northwoods is located in Hamilton County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Northwoods that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Northwoods.
- Virginia
- Henrico County
- This Northwoods is located in Henrico County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Northwoods that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Northwoods.
- Washington
- Skamania County
- This Northwoods is located in Skamania County and lies 1,987 miles [3,197.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northwoods that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skamania County community of Northwoods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northwoods ...
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.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flint ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Highway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Highway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway
- Lewis Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mackstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mackstown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackstown
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Minerva Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pinhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Wildwood Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
How Far From Northwoods 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 Northwoods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northwoods and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Northwoods to Columbus, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,089 miles [9,799.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,688 miles [7,544.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Northwoods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Northwoods 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Northwoods 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 Northwoods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1259, Longitude: -83.0194 In this case, the coordinates for Northwoods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.48 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.709 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.907 degrees. |
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