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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 Woodburn:
34.668156, -82.951814
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.
We found nineteen communities that share the name Woodburn.
Within South Carolina, the name Woodburn is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Illinois
Macoupin County
This Woodburn is located in Macoupin County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodburn that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macoupin County community of Woodburn.
Indiana
Allen County
This Woodburn is located in Allen County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Woodburn that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Woodburn.
Iowa
Clarke County
This Woodburn is located in Clarke County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodburn that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Woodburn.
Kentucky
Warren County
This Woodburn is located in Warren County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodburn that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Woodburn.
Maryland
Montgomery County
This Woodburn is located in Montgomery County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodburn that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Woodburn.
Michigan
Mason 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 Woodburn [Mason County].
Oceana 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 Woodburn [Oceana County].
Mississippi
Sunflower 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 Mississippi community of Woodburn [Sunflower County].
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 Woodburn.
North Carolina
Brunswick County
This Woodburn is located in Brunswick County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the east of the Woodburn that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Woodburn.
Person 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 Carolina community of Woodburn [Person County].
Nova Scotia
This Woodburn lies 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodburn that is located in Oconee County.
Ohio
Hamilton County
This Woodburn is located in Hamilton County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Woodburn that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Woodburn.
Ontario
This Woodburn lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Woodburn that is located in Oconee County.
Oregon
Marion County
This Woodburn is located in Marion County and lies 2,208 miles [3,553.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodburn that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Woodburn.
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna County
This Woodburn is located in Susquehanna County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodburn that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Woodburn.
Tennessee
Union 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 Tennessee community of Woodburn [Union County].
Virginia
Loudoun County
This Woodburn is located in Loudoun County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodburn that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Woodburn.
West Virginia
Monongalia County
This Woodburn is located in Monongalia County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Woodburn that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Woodburn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodburn ...
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.
Bent Tree (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bent Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Woodburn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodburn and extending to:
Walhalla, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woodburn to Walhalla, with an average speed<5> 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.
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 438 miles [704.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,916 miles [7,911.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (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- Woodburn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6682, Longitude: -82.9518 In this case, the coordinates for Woodburn 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 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 Woodburn 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 Woodburn, 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 Woodburn 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 311.441 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.873 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.489 degrees.