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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 Woodfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodfield and the surrounding area.
- 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 Woodfield:
- 34.059320, -80.930922
- 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 Woodfield
- 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Since Woodfield is near Lexington County and also Kershaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw 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 Woodfield
Communities Also Named Woodfield ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Woodfield.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Woodfield.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Spartanburg County
- This Woodfield is located in Spartanburg County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodfield that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Woodfield.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lee County
- This Woodfield is located in Lee County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodfield that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Woodfield.
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Woodfield is located in Kent County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodfield that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Woodfield.
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Woodfield is located in Clayton County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the west of the Woodfield that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Woodfield.
- Newton County
- This Woodfield is located in Newton County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the west of the Woodfield that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Woodfield.
- Troup County
- This Woodfield is located in Troup County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km] to the west southwest of the Woodfield that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Woodfield.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Woodfield is located in Harford County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Woodfield that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Woodfield.
- Montgomery County
- This Woodfield is located in Montgomery County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the north northeast of the Woodfield that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Woodfield.
- Wicomico County
- This Woodfield is located in Wicomico County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km] to the northeast of the Woodfield that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Woodfield.
- New York
- Orange County
- This Woodfield is located in Orange County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Woodfield that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Woodfield.
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Woodfield is located in Cumberland County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodfield that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Woodfield.
- Wilson County
- This Woodfield is located in Wilson County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the northeast of the Woodfield that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Woodfield.
- Nova Scotia
- This Woodfield lies 1,257 miles [2,022.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodfield that is located in Richland County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodfield ...
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.
- Brickyard Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Dentsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Edinburgh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburgh is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
- Forest Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Trace is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Trace
- Foxhall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Foxhall is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Gregg Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gregg Park is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Park
- Huntcliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntcliff is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
- Jiggs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jiggs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggs
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ravenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Rockbridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rockbridge is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Sandwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sandwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwood
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Springwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
How Far From Woodfield to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Woodfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodfield and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the southwest (SW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Woodfield to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,851 miles [7,806.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Woodfield 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 Woodfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0593, Longitude: -80.9309 In this case, the coordinates for Woodfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.265 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.433 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.876 degrees. |
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