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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 Woodridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodridge 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 Woodridge:
- 40.636059, -111.855768
- 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 Woodridge
- 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Woodridge is near Utah County and also Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Utah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis 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 Woodridge
Communities Also Named Woodridge ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named Woodridge.
Within Utah, the name Woodridge is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Woodridge is located in Madison County and lies 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km]<1> to the east of the Woodridge that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Woodridge.
- Illinois
- DuPage County
- This Woodridge is located in DuPage County and lies 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km]<1> to the east of the Woodridge that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Woodridge.
- Lake County
- This Woodridge is located in Lake County and lies 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km] to the east northeast of the Woodridge that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Woodridge.
- Indiana
- Vigo 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 Indiana community of Woodridge [Vigo County].
- Manitoba
- This Woodridge lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodridge that is located in Salt Lake County.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Woodridge is located in Calvert County and lies 1,869 miles [3,007.9 km]<1> to the east of the Woodridge that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Woodridge.
- Frederick County
- This Woodridge is located in Frederick County and lies 1,815 miles [2,921 km] to the east of the Woodridge that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Woodridge.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Woodridge [Saint Louis County].
- New York
- Sullivan County
- This Woodridge is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,923 miles [3,094.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodridge that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Woodridge.
- North Carolina
- Nash County
- This Woodridge is located in Nash County and lies 1,858 miles [2,990.2 km]<1> to the east of the Woodridge that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Woodridge.
- Wake County
- This Woodridge is located in Wake County and lies 1,824 miles [2,935.4 km] to the east of the Woodridge that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Woodridge.
- Ontario
- This Woodridge lies 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodridge that is located in Salt Lake County.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Woodridge is located in Aiken County and lies 1,712 miles [2,755.2 km]<1> to the east of the Woodridge that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Woodridge.
- Orangeburg County
- This Woodridge is located in Orangeburg County and lies 1,763 miles [2,837.3 km] to the east of the Woodridge that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Woodridge.
- Spartanburg County
- This Woodridge is located in Spartanburg County and lies 1,658 miles [2,668.3 km] to the east of the Woodridge that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Woodridge.
- Texas
- Orange County
- Although located in Orange County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Woodridge.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Woodridge is located in Albemarle County and lies 1,785 miles [2,872.7 km]<1> to the east of the Woodridge that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Woodridge.
- Stafford County
- This Woodridge is located in Stafford County and lies 1,821 miles [2,930.6 km] to the east of the Woodridge that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Woodridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodridge ...
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.
- Bee and Gee
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bee and Gee is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee and Gee
- Bridlewalk
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bridlewalk is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridlewalk
- Cherry Tree Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherry Tree Lane is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree Lane
- Chevy Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chevy Chase is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase
- Cottonwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cottonwood Acres is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Acres
- Cottonwood Glade
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cottonwood Glade is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Glade
- Cottonwood Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cottonwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Meadows
- Cottonwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cottonwood Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Park
- Cottonwood Slopes
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Slopes is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Slopes
- Cottonwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cottonwood Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Village
- Crown Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crown Colony is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Colony
- Continue List (37 more) ...
- Dairy Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dairy Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy Meadows
- Enchanted Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Enchanted Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Village
- Fisher Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fisher Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Place
- Forest Creek Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Creek Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Creek Cove
- Gill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Grant
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grant is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Haven Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Haven Grove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Grove
- Helm
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Helm is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Hidden Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hidden Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Village
- Hillside Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillside Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Holly Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holly Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
- Indian Wells
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Indian Wells is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
- International Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- International Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for International Gardens
- Jamestown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jeremy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jeremy is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremy
- Lazy Bar
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lazy Bar is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Bar
- Little Cottonwood Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Olympus View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Olympus View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympus View
- Paradise Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paradise Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Pheasant Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pheasant Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Hollow
- Phoenician Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Phoenician Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenician Gardens
- Ridge Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ridge Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Creek
- Riverwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riverwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Rolling Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rolling Knolls is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
- Shady Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Silver Shadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Silver Shadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Shadows
- Spring Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spring Run is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
- Sunrise
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunrise is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Tall Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tall Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
- Twin Peaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Twin Peaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks
- Twin Peaks Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Twin Peaks Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks Circle
- Union
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Union View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union View
- Walnut Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walnut Brook is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Brook
- Warranty
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Warranty is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warranty
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Willow Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willow Hill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
How Far From Woodridge 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 Woodridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodridge and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Woodridge to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,773 miles [12,509.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Woodridge) 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 Woodridge 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 Woodridge 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 Woodridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6361, Longitude: -111.8558 In this case, the coordinates for Woodridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.885 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.428 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.756 degrees. |
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