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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 Woodlake Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodlake Park 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 Woodlake Park:
- 33.699549, -96.558880
- 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 Woodlake Park
- 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Since Woodlake Park is near Bryan County and also Fannin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin 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 Woodlake Park
Communities Also Named Woodlake Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Woodlake Park.
Within Texas, the name Woodlake Park is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Woodlake Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Pittsylvania County
- This Woodlake Park is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodlake Park that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Woodlake Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodlake Park ...
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.
- Anthony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Anthony is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Carpenters Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenters Bluff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Bluff
- Cartwright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fink
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fink is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fink
- Frontier Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Ida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ida is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Joe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Joe is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe
- Red River City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Red River City is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
- Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Terrace is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
- Tribune
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tribune is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
- Twin City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Twin City is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
How Far From Woodlake Park 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 Woodlake Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodlake Park and extending to:
- Sherman, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Woodlake Park to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,663 miles [12,332.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,543 miles [8,920.6 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- Woodlake Park) 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 Woodlake Park 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 Woodlake Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6995, Longitude: -96.5589 In this case, the coordinates for Woodlake Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.894 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.548 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.444 degrees. |
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