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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 Wood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wood 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 Wood:
    • 36.791766, -82.539044
    • 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 Wood
  • 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
    • Since Wood is near Wise County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wise County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Wood

Communities Also Named Wood ...

We found 26 communities that are also named Wood.

Within Virginia, the name Wood is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of 26 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 24 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa 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 Arizona community of Wood [Maricopa County].
    • Florida
      • Walton 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 Florida community of Wood [Walton County].
    • Georgia
      • Warren 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 Georgia community of Wood [Warren County].
    • Idaho
      • Payette County
      • This Wood is located in Payette County and lies 1,860 miles [2,993.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Wood that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Payette County community of Wood.
    • Iowa
      • Clayton County
      • This Wood is located in Clayton County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<2> to the northwest of the Wood that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Wood.
    • Louisiana
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • This Wood is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Wood that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Wood.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Michigan
      • Branch 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 Michigan community of Wood [Branch County].
      • Lenawee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Wood [Lenawee County].
    • Missouri
      • DeKalb County
      • This Wood is located in DeKalb County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Wood that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Wood.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Wood [Elko County].
    • North Carolina
      • Franklin County
      • This Wood is located in Franklin County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<2> to the east of the Wood that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Wood.
    • Ohio
      • Butler 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 Ohio community of Wood [Butler County].
      • Clermont County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Clermont County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Wood.
    • Oklahoma
      • Washita 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 Oklahoma community of Wood [Washita County].
    • Ontario
      • This Wood lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Wood that is located in Scott County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bedford County
      • This Wood is located in Bedford County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Wood that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Wood.
      • Bucks County
      • This Wood is located in Bucks County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km] to the east northeast of the Wood that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Wood.
    • South Dakota
      • Mellette County
      • This Wood is located in Mellette County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Wood that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mellette County community of Wood.
    • Tennessee
      • Monroe County
      • This Wood is located in Monroe County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Wood that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Wood.
    • Texas
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Wood is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Wood that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Wood.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Wood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,599 miles [2,573.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Wood that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Wood.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette 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 West Virginia community of Wood [Fayette County].
      • Mason County
      • This Wood is located in Mason County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Wood that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Wood.
      • Randolph County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Wood [Randolph County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Vernon 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 Wisconsin community of Wood [Vernon County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wood ...

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.

  • Bush Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bush Mill is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Mill
  • Clinch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinch is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
  • Crackers Neck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Crackers Neck is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackers Neck
  • Grays
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Grays is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
  • Grays Ford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Grays Ford is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Ford
  • Snowflake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Snowflake is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
  • Stony
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stony is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
  • Stringtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Stringtown is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Three Forks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Three Forks is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
  • Twin Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Twin Springs is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
  • Williams Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Williams Mill is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Mill

How Far From Wood 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 Wood to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Gate City, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wood to Gate City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 285 miles [458.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 333 miles [535.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,807 miles [7,736.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Wood 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Wood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Wood 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 Wood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7918, Longitude: -82.5390       In this case, the coordinates for Wood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.223 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.927 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.727 degrees.