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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 Woodbourne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodbourne and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Woodbourne:
    • 39.659226, -84.158271
    • 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 Woodbourne
  • 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 Woodbourne ...

We found five communities that share the name Woodbourne.

Within Ohio, the name Woodbourne is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex County
      • This Woodbourne is located in Sussex County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodbourne that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Woodbourne.
    • New York
      • Sullivan County
      • This Woodbourne is located in Sullivan County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodbourne that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Woodbourne.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Woodbourne.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Woodbourne is located in Bucks County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the east of the Woodbourne that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Woodbourne.
      • Susquehanna 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 Pennsylvania community of Woodbourne [Susquehanna County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodbourne ...

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.

  • Beavercreek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Beavertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
    • Beavertown is located in Montgomery County
  • Centerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Far Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Far Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far Hills
    • Far Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
    • Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Five Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Warren County
  • Frytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
    • Frytown is located in Montgomery County
  • Hearthstone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearthstone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
    • Hearthstone is located in Montgomery County
  • Manor ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
    • Manor is located in Montgomery County
  • Shakertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakertown
    • Shakertown is located in Montgomery County
  • Short Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
    • Short Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Walnut Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
    • Walnut Hills is located in Montgomery County

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

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

  • Dayton, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Woodbourne to Columbus, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,756 miles [7,654 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodbourne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodbourne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodbourne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6592, Longitude: -84.1583       In this case, the coordinates for Woodbourne 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 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 Woodbourne 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>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>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.
<6>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 Woodbourne to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.205 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.467 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.575 degrees.




 

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