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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 Woodington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodington 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 Woodington:
    • 40.178381, -84.677736
    • 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 Woodington
  • 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 Darke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Darke County
    • Since Woodington is near Randolph County and also Jay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jay 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 Woodington

Communities Also Named Woodington ...

We found two communities that are also named Woodington.

Within Ohio, the name Woodington is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Lenoir County
      • This Woodington is located in Lenoir County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Woodington that is located in Darke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Woodington.
    • Ontario
      • This Woodington lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Woodington that is located in Darke County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodington ...

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.

  • Dawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dawn is located in Darke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
  • Greenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Haysville Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
  • Hill Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hill Grove is located in Darke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove
  • Lightsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lightsville is located in Darke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
  • Mount Heron
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mount Heron is located in Darke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Heron
  • Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Darke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Pikeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pikeville is located in Darke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Roe Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Roe Corners is located in Darke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Corners
  • Sharpeye
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sharpeye is located in Darke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpeye
  • Union City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Union City is located in Darke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people

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

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

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Darke County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Woodington to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 416 miles [669.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,756 miles [7,654 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Woodington) 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 Woodington 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 Woodington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1784, Longitude: -84.6777       In this case, the coordinates for Woodington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.529 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.912 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.656 degrees.