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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:
- 34.974842, -82.012050
- 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Since Woodfield is near Greenville County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 ...
- Richland County
- This Woodfield is located in Richland County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Woodfield that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Woodfield.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lee County
- This Woodfield is located in Lee County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodfield that is located in Spartanburg 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 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodfield that is located in Spartanburg 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 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodfield that is located in Spartanburg 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 142 miles [228.5 km] to the southwest of the Woodfield that is located in Spartanburg 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 222 miles [357.3 km] to the southwest of the Woodfield that is located in Spartanburg 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 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodfield that is located in Spartanburg 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 396 miles [637.3 km] to the northeast of the Woodfield that is located in Spartanburg 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 424 miles [682.4 km] to the northeast of the Woodfield that is located in Spartanburg 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 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodfield that is located in Spartanburg 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 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the east of the Woodfield that is located in Spartanburg 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 237 miles [381.4 km] to the east northeast of the Woodfield that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Woodfield.
- Nova Scotia
- This Woodfield lies 1,259 miles [2,026.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodfield that is located in Spartanburg 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.
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Chestnut Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Lake is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Lake
- Fairforest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Park is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Gary Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gary Creek is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Creek
- Hickory Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hills is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hub City Courts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hub City Courts is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City Courts
- Lone Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Peachtree Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peachtree Gardens is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Gardens
- Pinnacle Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pinnacle Heights is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Heights
- Quail Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Ridge is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Stone Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stone Creek is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Summerhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summerhill is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Willow Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Wood is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
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:
- Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Woodfield to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,861 miles [7,823 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 34.9748, Longitude: -82.0121 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 310.898 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.292 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.035 degrees. |
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