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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 Wood Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wood Village 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 Wood Village:
    • 45.536107, -122.420490
    • 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 Wood Village
  • 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 Wood Village ...

We found one communities that share the name Wood Village.

Within Oregon, the name Wood Village is unique.

Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Wood Village in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 2,026 miles [3,260.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wood Village that is located in Multnomah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Wood Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wood Village ...

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.

  • Boring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Damascus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Damascus is located in Clackamas County
    • Estimated population in 2017: 11,155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <2>
  • Fern Prairie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
    • Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Fisher
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Gilbert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Gilbert is located in Multnomah County
  • Gilbert Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Station
    • Gilbert Station is located in Multnomah County
  • Hemlock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
    • Hemlock is located in Multnomah County
  • Hillsview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
    • Hillsview is located in Clackamas County
  • Lents Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lents Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents Junction
    • Lents Junction is located in Multnomah County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pleasant Home
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
      • Pleasant Home is located in Multnomah County
    • Rockwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
    • Ruby
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Multnomah County
    • Sunnyside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Troutdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troutdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutdale
      • Troutdale is located in Multnomah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutdale <2>
    • Twelvemile Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelvemile Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile Corner
      • Twelvemile Corner is located in Multnomah County

How Far From Wood Village 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 city such as Wood Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Portland, which is the Seat of Multnomah County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Wood Village to Portland, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,333 miles [3,754.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,672 miles [12,346.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,783 miles [9,306.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

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

The official website for Multnomah County: www.co.multnomah.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wood Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wood Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5361, Longitude: -122.4205       In this case, the coordinates for Wood Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Wood Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.838 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.284 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.954 degrees.









 

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