Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wood
- 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:
- 40.167488, -78.136890
- 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
- 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Wood is near Huntingdon County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
- eBird sighting report for Fulton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Wood ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Wood.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Wood.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 25 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Bedford County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Wood.
- Bucks County
- Bedford County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
- Branch 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 Michigan community of Wood [Branch County].
- Lenawee 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 Michigan community of Wood [Lenawee County].
- Missouri
- Nevada
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Butler 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 Ohio community of Wood [Butler County].
- Clermont County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Clermont County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Wood.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Wood lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wood that is located in Bedford County.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Fayette 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 West Virginia community of Wood [Fayette County].
- Mason County
- This Wood is located in Mason County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wood that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Wood.
- Randolph 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 West Virginia community of Wood [Randolph County].
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wood ...
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.
- Beavertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- 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 Huntingdon County
- Coaldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Cooks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Defiance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Gracey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Hickory Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Bedford County
- Jerkwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Marysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Bedford County
- Riddlesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddlesburg
- Riddlesburg is located in Bedford County
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Round Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob
- Round Knob is located in Bedford County
- Salter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sandy Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Stone Row
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Stonerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonerstown
- Stonerstown is located in Bedford County
- Trough Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trough Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trough Creek
- Trough Creek is located in Huntingdon County
- Waterfall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
- Waterfall is located in Fulton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterfall <6>
- Sandy Run
How Far From Wood 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 Wood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wood and extending to:
- Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wood to Bedford, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 105 miles [169 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1675, Longitude: -78.1369 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Wood 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.466 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.289 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.698 degrees. |