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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 Woodbridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodbridge 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 Woodbridge:
    • 34.970975, -81.103132
    • 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 Woodbridge
  • 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Since Woodbridge is near Mecklenburg County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Woodbridge

Communities Also Named Woodbridge ...

We found 21 communities that are also named Woodbridge.

There are three communities within South Carolina that are also named Woodbridge.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Anderson County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Anderson County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Woodbridge.
    • Berkeley County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Berkeley County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Woodbridge that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Woodbridge.
    • Darlington County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Darlington County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the southeast of the Woodbridge that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Woodbridge.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • This Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County and lies 2,222 miles [3,576 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodbridge that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Woodbridge.
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Woodbridge is located in New Haven County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodbridge that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Woodbridge.
    • Florida
      • Orange 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 Woodbridge [Orange County].
    • Georgia
      • Columbia County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Columbia County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Woodbridge.
      • Dougherty County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Dougherty County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km] to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Woodbridge.
      • Hall County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Hall County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the west southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Woodbridge.
    • Louisiana
      • Tangipahoa Parish
      • This Woodbridge is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of Woodbridge.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Carroll County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Woodbridge that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Woodbridge.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodbridge that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Woodbridge.
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Cleveland County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodbridge that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Woodbridge.
      • Cumberland County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Cumberland County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the east of the Woodbridge that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Woodbridge.
      • Forsyth County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Forsyth County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the north northeast of the Woodbridge that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Woodbridge.
      • Lee County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Lee County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the east northeast of the Woodbridge that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Woodbridge.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast of the Woodbridge that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Woodbridge.
    • North Dakota
      • Cavalier 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 North Dakota community of Woodbridge [Cavalier County].
    • Ontario
      • This Woodbridge lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the north of the Woodbridge that is located in York County.
    • Virginia
      • Prince William County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Prince William County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodbridge that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Woodbridge.
      • Salem City
      • This Woodbridge is located in Salem City and lies 169 miles [272 km] to the north northeast of the Woodbridge that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Woodbridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodbridge ...

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.

  • Ebenezer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ebenezer is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Fairlawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fairlawn is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
  • Hickory Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Meadow Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Lakes is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
  • Pineridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pineridge is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
  • Red Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Red Oaks is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks
  • Shadowbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Shadowbrook is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
  • Swan Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Swan Meadows is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Meadows
  • Wintercrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Wintercrest is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintercrest
  • Wood Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wood Forest is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Forest
  • Woodwind
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Woodwind is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind

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

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

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Woodbridge to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 351 miles [564.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Woodbridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Woodbridge 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>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.
<4>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 Woodbridge 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 Woodbridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9710, Longitude: -81.1031       In this case, the coordinates for Woodbridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.371 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.687 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.68 degrees.