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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 South Woodbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Woodbury 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 South Woodbury:
- 40.419783, -82.856846
- 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 South Woodbury
- 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 Morrow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morrow County
- Since South Woodbury 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 South Woodbury
Communities Also Named South Woodbury ...
We found one communities that are also named South Woodbury.
Within Ohio, the name South Woodbury is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named South Woodbury in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Vermont
- Washington County
- This South Woodbury is located in Washington County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Woodbury that is located in Morrow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of South Woodbury.
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Woodbury ...
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.
- Edison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fargo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fargo is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Leonardsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Olive Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Pagetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pagetown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagetown
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Rich Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Stark Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stark Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Corners
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stark's Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- Vails Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
How Far From South Woodbury to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as South Woodbury to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Woodbury and extending to:
- Mount Gilead, which is the Seat of Morrow County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from South Woodbury to Mount Gilead, with an average speed<3> 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 31 miles [49.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 326 miles [524.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,669 miles [7,514 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Woodbury) 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 South Woodbury 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 South Woodbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4198, Longitude: -82.8568 In this case, the coordinates for South Woodbury have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.371 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.628 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.736 degrees. |
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