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 Willow Woods:
37.120959, -80.562280
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.
We found four communities that share the name Willow Woods.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Willow Woods.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Fairfax County
This Willow Woods is located in Fairfax County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Willow Woods.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Newton County
This Willow Woods is located in Newton County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Willow Woods.
North Carolina
Onslow County
This Willow Woods is located in Onslow County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Willow Woods.
Ohio
Gallia County
This Willow Woods is located in Gallia County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Willow Woods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow 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.
Cedar Valley (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Willow Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow Woods and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Willow Woods to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 227 miles [365.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,707 miles [7,575.2 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 from Point A (ie- Willow Woods) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willow Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1210, Longitude: -80.5623 In this case, the coordinates for Willow Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<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 Willow Woods to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.042 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.625 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.807 degrees.