Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wooddale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wooddale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wooddale
- 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 Wooddale:
- 36.014321, -83.760460
- 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 Wooddale
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Wooddale is near Jefferson County and also Sevier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Sevier 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Wooddale ...
We found eight communities that share the name Wooddale.
Within Tennessee, the name Wooddale is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coffee County
- This Wooddale is located in Coffee County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wooddale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Wooddale.
- Shelby County
- This Wooddale is located in Shelby County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km] to the southwest of the Wooddale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Wooddale.
- Delaware
- Illinois
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Wooddale lies 1,679 miles [2,702.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wooddale that is located in Knox County.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette 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 Wooddale [Fayette County].
- Monroe County
- This Wooddale is located in Monroe County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wooddale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Wooddale.
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wooddale ...
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.
- Carter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Highpoint ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - John Sevier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Mascot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Mayo ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Peters Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Ruggles Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruggles Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Ferry
- Ruggles Ferry is located in Knox County
- Stony Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Knox County
- Sunrise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Thorn Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Three Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Three Points is located in Knox County
How Far From Wooddale 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 Wooddale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wooddale and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wooddale to Knoxville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 418 miles [672.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wooddale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/
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 from Point A (ie- Wooddale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wooddale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0143, Longitude: -83.7605 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Wooddale 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 Wooddale 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 311.948 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.647 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.454 degrees. |