Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Woodward, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodward and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Woodward
- 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 Woodward:
- 28.533836, -99.320708
- 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 Woodward
- 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 La Salle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for La Salle County
- Since Woodward is near Dimmit County and also Frio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dimmit County
- eBird sighting report for Frio 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 Woodward ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Woodward.
Within Texas, the name Woodward is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Calhoun County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Woodward [Calhoun County].
- Jefferson County
- This Woodward is located in Jefferson County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Woodward that is located in La Salle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Woodward.
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Barnwell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Woodward [Barnwell County].
- Fairfield County
- This Woodward is located in Fairfield County and lies 1,143 miles [1,839.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Woodward that is located in La Salle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Woodward.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodward ...
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.
- Derby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in Frio County
- Derby has also been known as:
- Derby Colonia
- Dull
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Gardendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
- Gardendale is located in La Salle County
- Hilltop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Melon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Millett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
- Millett is located in La Salle County
- River Spur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Spur
- River Spur is located in Zavala County
- Valley Wells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Wells
- Valley Wells is located in Dimmit County
How Far From Woodward 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 Woodward to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Woodward once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodward and extending to:
- Cotulla, which is the Seat of La Salle County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Woodward to Austin, with an average speed<5>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,460 miles [2,349.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,306 miles [11,757.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,035 miles [12,931.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,911 miles [9,512.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for La Salle County: www.co.la-salle.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Woodward 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. |
| <2> | 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- Woodward) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodward. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.5338, Longitude: -99.3207 |
| <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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Woodward, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Woodward to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.982 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.184 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.115 degrees. |