Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Woodrow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodrow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Woodrow
- 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 Woodrow:
- 40.283959, -80.365064
- 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 Woodrow
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Woodrow is near Brooke County and also Allegheny County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brooke County
- eBird sighting report for Allegheny 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 Woodrow ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Woodrow.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Woodrow is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Woodrow lies 3,164 miles [5,092 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodrow that is located in Washington County.
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Craven County
- This Woodrow is located in Craven County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Woodrow that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Woodrow.
- Haywood County
- This Woodrow is located in Haywood County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km] to the south southwest of the Woodrow that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Woodrow.
- Oregon
- Saskatchewan
- This Woodrow lies 1,429 miles [2,299.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodrow that is located in Washington County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Giles County
- This Woodrow is located in Giles County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodrow that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Woodrow.
- Sullivan County
- This Woodrow is located in Sullivan County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km] to the south southwest of the Woodrow that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Woodrow.
- Texas
- Hill County
- This Woodrow is located in Hill County and lies 1,095 miles [1,762.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodrow that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Woodrow.
- Lubbock County
- This Woodrow is located in Lubbock County and lies 1,272 miles [2,047.1 km] to the west southwest of the Woodrow that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lubbock County community of Woodrow.
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Morgan County
- This Woodrow is located in Morgan County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Woodrow that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Woodrow.
- Pocahontas County
- This Woodrow is located in Pocahontas County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the south of the Woodrow that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Woodrow.
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodrow ...
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.
- Buffalo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Washington County
- Candor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Cherry Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Washington County
- Cokeburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Cross Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Eldersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldersville
- Eldersville is located in Washington County
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Washington County
- Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Washington County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Meadow Lands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lands
- Meadow Lands is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow Lands <5>
- Muse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Rich Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Rural Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Valley
- Rural Valley is located in Washington County
- Virginville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginville
- Virginville is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Meadow Lands
How Far From Woodrow 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 Woodrow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodrow and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Woodrow to Washington, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 201 miles [323.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,975 miles [9,615.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,694 miles [10,772.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,569 miles [7,353.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodrow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodrow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodrow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2840, Longitude: -80.3651 In this case, the coordinates for Woodrow 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 Woodrow 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 Woodrow, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Woodrow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.822 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.847 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.647 degrees. |