Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in High Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High Woods and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for High Woods

• 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 High Woods:
  • 37.760406, -75.655762
  • 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 High Woods

• 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 Accomack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
  • Since High Woods is near Somerset County and also Northampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton 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 High Woods

Communities Also Named High Woods ...

We found one communities that are also named High Woods.

Within Virginia, the name High Woods is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named High Woods in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Ulster County
    • This High Woods is located in Ulster County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the High Woods that is located in Accomack County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of High Woods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near High Woods ...

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.

• Centerville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Centerville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Chase Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Chase Crossing is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Crossing
• Clam
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Clam is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam
• Graysville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Graysville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
• Greenbush
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenbush is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• Justisville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Justisville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justisville
• Mutton Hunk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mutton Hunk is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutton Hunk
• Ticktown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ticktown is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticktown

How Far From High Woods 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 community such as High Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in High Woods and extending to:

• Accomac, which is the Seat of Accomack County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from High Woods to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 108 miles [173.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,463 miles [7,182.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'