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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 Woodsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodsboro 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 Woodsboro:
- 28.237804, -97.325389
- 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 Woodsboro
- 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 Refugio County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Refugio County
- Since Woodsboro is near Bee County and also San Patricio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Patricio 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 Woodsboro
Communities Also Named Woodsboro ...
We found one communities that are also named Woodsboro.
Within Texas, the name Woodsboro is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Woodsboro in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Woodsboro is located in Frederick County and lies 1,382 miles [2,224.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodsboro that is located in Refugio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Woodsboro.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodsboro ...
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.
- Bonnie View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bonnie View is located in Refugio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie View
- City-by-the Sea
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- City-by-the Sea is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City-by-the Sea
- Crescent Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crescent Center is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Center
- Gregory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Holiday Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Holiday Beach is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
- Palm Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Palm Harbor is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Harbor
- Rockport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shell Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shell Ridge is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Ridge
- Skidmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sodville is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodville
- Tradewinds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tradewinds is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
How Far From Woodsboro 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 town such as Woodsboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodsboro and extending to:
- Refugio, which is the Seat of Refugio County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Woodsboro to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,375 miles [2,212.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,244 miles [11,658.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,966 miles [12,820 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,841 miles [9,400.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodsboro) 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 Woodsboro 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 Woodsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.2378, Longitude: -97.3254 In this case, the coordinates for Woodsboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.611 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.521 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.292 degrees. |
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