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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 Woodstock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodstock 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 Woodstock:
    • 39.938702, -77.583600
    • 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 Woodstock
  • 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Since Woodstock is near Adams County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Woodstock

Communities Also Named Woodstock ...

We found 39 communities that are also named Woodstock.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Woodstock is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of 39 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 34 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Bibb County
      • This Woodstock is located in Bibb County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Woodstock.
    • California
      • Alameda County
      • This Woodstock is located in Alameda County and lies 2,383 miles [3,835.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Woodstock.
    • Colorado
      • Gunnison County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Gunnison County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gunnison County community of Woodstock.
    • Connecticut
      • Windham County
      • This Woodstock is located in Windham County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Woodstock.
    • Georgia
      • Charlton County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Woodstock [Charlton County].
      • Cherokee County
      • This Woodstock is located in Cherokee County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Woodstock.
    • Illinois
      • McHenry County
      • This Woodstock is located in McHenry County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Woodstock.
    • Indiana
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Woodstock [Jackson County].
      • Marion County
      • This Woodstock is located in Marion County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the west of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Woodstock.
    • Kansas
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Woodstock [Jefferson County].
    • Kentucky
      • Pulaski County
      • This Woodstock is located in Pulaski County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Woodstock.
    • Maine
      • Oxford County
      • This Woodstock is located in Oxford County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Woodstock.
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Woodstock is located in Howard County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Woodstock.
    • Michigan
      • Lenawee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Woodstock [Lenawee County].
    • Minnesota
      • Pipestone County
      • This Woodstock is located in Pipestone County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pipestone County community of Woodstock.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Woodstock is located in Saint Louis County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the west of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Woodstock.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Woodstock lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This Woodstock is located in Grafton County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Woodstock.
    • New Jersey
      • Morris County
      • This Woodstock is located in Morris County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Woodstock.
    • New York
      • Greene County
      • This Woodstock is located in Greene County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Woodstock.
      • Ulster County
      • This Woodstock is located in Ulster County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km] to the northeast of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Woodstock.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Woodstock lies 1,331 miles [2,142 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
    • North Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • Although located in Beaufort County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Woodstock.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Woodstock lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
    • Ohio
      • Champaign County
      • This Woodstock is located in Champaign County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the west of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Woodstock.
    • Ontario
      • This Woodstock lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • This Woodstock is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,285 miles [3,677.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Woodstock.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Woodstock lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Woodstock [Berkeley County].
      • Charleston County
      • This Woodstock is located in Charleston County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Woodstock.
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby County
      • This Woodstock is located in Shelby County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Woodstock.
    • Texas
      • Bowie County
      • This Woodstock is located in Bowie County and lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Woodstock.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Woodstock is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,794 miles [2,887.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Woodstock.
    • Vermont
      • Windsor County
      • This Woodstock is located in Windsor County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Woodstock.
    • Virginia
      • Middlesex County
      • This Woodstock is located in Middlesex County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Woodstock.
      • Northampton County
      • This Woodstock is located in Northampton County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km] to the south southeast of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Woodstock.
      • Richmond City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Woodstock [Richmond City].
      • Shenandoah County
      • This Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the southwest of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shenandoah County community of Woodstock.
    • Wisconsin
      • Richland County
      • This Woodstock is located in Richland County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodstock that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Woodstock.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodstock ...

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.

  • Cheesetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
  • Cold Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cold Spring is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Falling Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Falling Spring is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
  • Green Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Green Village is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Jugtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jugtown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
  • Mainsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mainsville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainsville
  • Mount Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mount Rock is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
  • Pleasant View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant View is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pond Bank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pond Bank is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Bank
  • Red Bridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Bridge is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
  • Scotland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Smoketown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Smoketown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown

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

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

  • Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the West.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Woodstock to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 77 miles [123.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,876 miles [9,456.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodstock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Woodstock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Woodstock 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Woodstock 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 Woodstock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9387, Longitude: -77.5836       In this case, the coordinates for Woodstock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.147 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.892 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.544 degrees.