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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 Woodbine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodbine 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 Woodbine:
    • 36.120336, -86.743332
    • 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 Woodbine
  • 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 Davidson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
    • Since Woodbine is near Williamson County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 Woodbine

Communities Also Named Woodbine ...

We found 21 communities that are also named Woodbine.

Within Tennessee, the name Woodbine is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Woodbine is located in New Castle County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodbine that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Woodbine.
    • Georgia
      • Camden County
      • This Woodbine is located in Camden County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Woodbine that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Woodbine.
    • Illinois
      • Jo Daviess County
      • This Woodbine is located in Jo Daviess County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Woodbine that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jo Daviess County community of Woodbine.
      • Will County
      • This Woodbine is located in Will County and lies 384 miles [618 km] to the north of the Woodbine that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Woodbine.
    • Iowa
      • Harrison County
      • This Woodbine is located in Harrison County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodbine that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Woodbine.
    • Kansas
      • Dickinson County
      • This Woodbine is located in Dickinson County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodbine that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Woodbine.
    • Kentucky
      • Whitley County
      • This Woodbine is located in Whitley County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodbine that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitley County community of Woodbine.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Woodbine is located in Carroll County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodbine that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Woodbine.
    • New Jersey
      • Cape May 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 New Jersey community of Woodbine [Cape May County].
    • North Carolina
      • Rockingham County
      • This Woodbine is located in Rockingham County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the east of the Woodbine that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Woodbine.
      • Rowan County
      • This Woodbine is located in Rowan County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km] to the east of the Woodbine that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Woodbine.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Woodbine lies 1,526 miles [2,455.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodbine that is located in Davidson County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • This Woodbine is located in Butler County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodbine that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Woodbine.
      • Chester County
      • This Woodbine is located in Chester County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km] to the east northeast of the Woodbine that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Woodbine.
      • Huntingdon 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 Woodbine [Huntingdon County].
      • York County
      • This Woodbine is located in York County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km] to the east northeast of the Woodbine that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Woodbine.
    • Texas
      • Cooke County
      • This Woodbine is located in Cooke County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodbine that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooke County community of Woodbine.
    • Virginia
      • Montgomery County
      • This Woodbine is located in Montgomery County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodbine that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Woodbine.
      • Portsmouth City
      • This Woodbine is located in Portsmouth City and lies 576 miles [927 km] to the east of the Woodbine that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Woodbine.
      • Prince William County
      • This Woodbine is located in Prince William County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km] to the east northeast of the Woodbine that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Woodbine.
    • West Virginia
      • Nicholas County
      • This Woodbine is located in Nicholas County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodbine that is located in Davidson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Woodbine.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodbine ...

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.

  • Bakertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bakertown is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
  • Berry Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Curry ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Curry is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
  • Dog Town ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Dog Town is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
  • Glenview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Glenview is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
  • Green Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Green Hills is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,618 people
  • Jimtown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jimtown is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Merry Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Merry Oaks is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
  • Mudtavern
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
  • Providence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Providence is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Rosebank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rosebank is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
  • Whispering Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills

How Far From Woodbine to ...

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 Woodbine to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Nashville, which is the Seat of Davidson County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Woodbine to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,018 miles [8,075.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Woodbine) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Woodbine 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 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 Woodbine 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 Woodbine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1203, Longitude: -86.7433       In this case, the coordinates for Woodbine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.771 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.758 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.683 degrees.