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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 Woodvale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodvale 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 Woodvale:
    • 34.929312, -80.988134
    • 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 Woodvale
  • 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 Woodvale is near Lancaster County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Woodvale

Communities Also Named Woodvale ...

We found eight communities that are also named Woodvale.

Within South Carolina, the name Woodvale is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, five are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Warren County
      • This Woodvale is located in Warren County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodvale that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Woodvale.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Woodvale lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodvale that is located in York County.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton 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 Ohio community of Woodvale [Hamilton County].
    • Ontario
      • This Woodvale lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Woodvale that is located in York County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • This Woodvale is located in Cambria County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Woodvale that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Woodvale.
      • McKean 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 Pennsylvania community of Woodvale [McKean County].
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Woodvale lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodvale that is located in York County.
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Woodvale is located in Chesterfield County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodvale that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Woodvale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodvale ...

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.

  • Cedarwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cedarwood is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
  • Ebenezer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ebenezer is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Fairlawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairlawn is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
  • Flint Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Flint Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Friendship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Friendship is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Leslie Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Leslie Woods is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Woods
  • Lesslie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lesslie is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
  • Meadow Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Meadow Lakes is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
  • Mexico
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Mexico is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Pecan Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pecan Grove is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
  • Pineridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pineridge is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
  • Quail Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Quail Run is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Ravenwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ravenwood is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Red River
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Red River is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
    • Rock Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Shadowbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Shadowbrook is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Spring Valley is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Swan Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Swan Meadows is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Meadows
    • Whispering Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Whispering Hills is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills

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

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

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woodvale to York, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 350 miles [563.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,239 miles [10,040.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,817 miles [7,752.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Woodvale) 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 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 Woodvale 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Woodvale 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 Woodvale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9293, Longitude: -80.9881       In this case, the coordinates for Woodvale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.305 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.605 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.648 degrees.