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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 Northwoods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northwoods 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 Northwoods:
    • 35.152848, -85.251069
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Northwoods
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Northwoods ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Northwoods.

Within Tennessee, the name Northwoods is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Apache County
      • This Northwoods is located in Apache County and lies 1,374 miles [2,211.2 km]<1> to the west of the Northwoods that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Northwoods.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Northwoods is located in Hillsborough County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Northwoods that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Northwoods.
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Northwoods is located in Bibb County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Northwoods that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Northwoods.
      • DeKalb County
      • This Northwoods is located in DeKalb County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the south southeast of the Northwoods that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Northwoods.
    • Illinois
      • DeKalb 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 Illinois community of Northwoods [DeKalb County].
      • Madison 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 Illinois community of Northwoods [Madison County].
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This Northwoods is located in Caddo Parish and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Northwoods that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Northwoods.
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Northwoods is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 460 miles [740.3 km] to the southwest of the Northwoods that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Northwoods.
    • Mississippi
      • Rankin County
      • This Northwoods is located in Rankin County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Northwoods that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Northwoods.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Northwoods is located in Saint Louis County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Northwoods that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Northwoods.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Northwoods is located in Wake County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the east of the Northwoods that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Northwoods.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • This Northwoods is located in Franklin County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Northwoods that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Northwoods.
    • Virginia
      • Henrico County
      • This Northwoods is located in Henrico County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northwoods that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Northwoods.
    • Washington
      • Skamania County
      • This Northwoods is located in Skamania County and lies 2,047 miles [3,294.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northwoods that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skamania County community of Northwoods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Northwoods ...

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.

  • Cross Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
    • Cross Creek is located in Hamilton County
  • Dale Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Acres
    • Dale Acres is located in Hamilton County
  • Echo Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Glen
    • Echo Glen is located in Hamilton County
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Hamilton County
  • Forestdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
    • Forestdale is located in Hamilton County
  • Galaxy Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galaxy Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galaxy Heights
    • Galaxy Heights is located in Hamilton County
  • Green Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
    • Green Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Greens Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
    • Greens Mill is located in Hamilton County
  • Hickory Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
    • Hickory Woods is located in Hamilton County
  • Kings Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
    • Kings Ridge is located in Hamilton County
  • Long Branch
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Long Branch is located in Hamilton County
  • Town Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hills
    • Town Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Valleybrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valleybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook
    • Valleybrook is located in Hamilton County

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

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

  • Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Northwoods to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 521 miles [838.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,410 miles [10,315.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,996 miles [8,040.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northwoods. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamiltontn.gov/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Northwoods) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northwoods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1528, Longitude: -85.2511       In this case, the coordinates for Northwoods 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 Northwoods 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>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.
<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 Northwoods to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.822 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.53 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.291 degrees.




 

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