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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 Woodville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodville 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 Woodville:
    • 41.459544, -71.718678
    • 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 Woodville
  • 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 Woodville ...

We found 56 communities that share the name Woodville.

There is one other community in Rhode Island which is also named Woodville.

Beyond Rhode Island, we know of another 55 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 55 communities, 52 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Rhode Island ...
    • Providence County
      • This Woodville is located in Providence County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Woodville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This Woodville is located in Jackson County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Woodville.
    • Arkansas
      • Lincoln County
      • This Woodville is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Woodville.
    • California
      • Marin County
      • This Woodville is located in Marin County and lies 2,680 miles [4,313 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Woodville.
      • Tulare County
      • This Woodville is located in Tulare County and lies 2,550 miles [4,103.8 km] to the west of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Woodville.
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Woodville is located in Litchfield County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Woodville.
    • Florida
      • Bay 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 Florida community of Woodville [Bay County].
      • Leon County
      • This Woodville is located in Leon County and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Woodville.
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Woodville is located in Chatham County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Woodville.
      • Greene County
      • This Woodville is located in Greene County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km] to the southwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Woodville.
    • Idaho
      • Bingham County
      • This Woodville is located in Bingham County and lies 2,044 miles [3,289.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bingham County community of Woodville.
    • Illinois
      • Adams County
      • This Woodville is located in Adams County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<1> to the west of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Woodville.
      • Monroe County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Woodville [Monroe County].
    • Indiana
      • Carroll 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 Indiana community of Woodville [Carroll County].
      • Henry County
      • This Woodville is located in Henry County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the west of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Woodville.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Woodville is located in Lawrence County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km] to the west of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Woodville.
      • Porter County
      • This Woodville is located in Porter County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km] to the west of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Porter County community of Woodville.
    • Kentucky
      • McCracken County
      • This Woodville is located in McCracken County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of Woodville.
    • Louisiana
      • Lincoln Parish
      • This Woodville is located in Lincoln Parish and lies 1,308 miles [2,105 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln Parish community of Woodville.
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Woodville is located in Penobscot County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Woodville.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Woodville is located in Frederick County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Woodville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Woodville is located in Middlesex County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the north of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Woodville.
    • Michigan
      • Bay County
      • This Woodville is located in Bay County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Woodville.
      • Jackson County
      • This Woodville is located in Jackson County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km] to the west of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Woodville.
      • Newaygo County
      • This Woodville is located in Newaygo County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km] to the west northwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newaygo County community of Woodville.
    • Mississippi
      • Wilkinson County
      • This Woodville is located in Wilkinson County and lies 1,298 miles [2,088.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkinson County community of Woodville.
    • Missouri
      • Macon County
      • This Woodville is located in Macon County and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<1> to the west of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Woodville.
    • Montana
      • Jefferson County
      • This Woodville is located in Jefferson County and lies 2,033 miles [3,271.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Woodville.
    • Nebraska
      • Platte County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Platte County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Woodville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Woodville lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Woodville is located in Ocean County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Woodville.
      • Somerset 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 New Jersey community of Woodville [Somerset County].
    • New York
      • Jefferson County
      • This Woodville is located in Jefferson County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Woodville.
      • Ontario County
      • This Woodville is located in Ontario County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km] to the west northwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Woodville.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Woodville lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
    • North Carolina
      • Bertie County
      • This Woodville is located in Bertie County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bertie County community of Woodville.
      • Cherokee County
      • This Woodville is located in Cherokee County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km] to the west southwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Woodville.
      • Perquimans County
      • This Woodville is located in Perquimans County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km] to the southwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perquimans County community of Woodville.
      • Surry County
      • This Woodville is located in Surry County and lies 581 miles [935 km] to the west southwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Woodville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • 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 Nova Scotia community of Woodville.
    • Ohio
      • Clermont County
      • This Woodville is located in Clermont County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the west of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Woodville.
      • Sandusky County
      • This Woodville is located in Sandusky County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km] to the west of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandusky County community of Woodville.
    • Ontario
      • This Woodville lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
    • Oregon
      • Jackson 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 Oregon community of Woodville [Jackson County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Woodville is located in Allegheny County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the west of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Woodville.
      • Chester County
      • This Woodville is located in Chester County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the west southwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Woodville.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Woodville is located in Charleston County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Woodville.
      • Greenville County
      • This Woodville is located in Greenville County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km] to the southwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Woodville.
    • South Dakota
      • Lawrence County
      • This Woodville is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,622 miles [2,610.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Woodville.
    • Tennessee
      • Chester County
      • This Woodville is located in Chester County and lies 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Woodville.
      • Haywood County
      • This Woodville is located in Haywood County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km] to the west southwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Woodville.
    • Texas
      • Cherokee County
      • Although located in Cherokee County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Woodville.
      • Tyler County
      • This Woodville is located in Tyler County and lies 1,459 miles [2,348 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Woodville.
    • Virginia
      • Rappahannock County
      • This Woodville is located in Rappahannock County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rappahannock County community of Woodville.
    • West Virginia
      • Boone County
      • This Woodville is located in Boone County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Woodville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Saint Croix County
      • This Woodville is located in Saint Croix County and lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Croix County community of Woodville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodville ...

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.

  • Barberville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barberville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
    • Barberville is located in Washington County
  • Centerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Hope Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
    • Hope Valley is located in Washington County
  • Locustville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locustville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
    • Locustville is located in Washington County
  • Moscow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Washington County
  • Rockville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Rockville is located in Washington County
  • Wood River Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River Junction
    • Wood River Junction is located in Washington County
  • Wyoming
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
    • Wyoming is located in Washington County

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

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

  • Wakefield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Woodville to Wakefield, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 331 miles [532.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,567 miles [8,959.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,148 miles [6,675.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Woodville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4595, Longitude: -71.7187       In this case, the coordinates for Woodville 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 Woodville 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 Woodville, 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 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 Woodville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.497 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.008 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.316 degrees.









 

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