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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 Woodbridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodbridge and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Woodbridge:
    • 38.658189, -77.249598
    • 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 Woodbridge
  • 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 Woodbridge ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Woodbridge.

There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Woodbridge.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Salem City
      • This Woodbridge is located in Salem City and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Woodbridge.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • This Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County and lies 2,360 miles [3,798.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodbridge that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Woodbridge.
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Woodbridge is located in New Haven County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodbridge that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Woodbridge.
    • Florida
      • Orange 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 Florida community of Woodbridge [Orange County].
    • Georgia
      • Columbia County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Columbia County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Woodbridge.
      • Dougherty County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Dougherty County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km] to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Woodbridge.
      • Hall County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Hall County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km] to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Woodbridge.
    • Louisiana
      • Tangipahoa Parish
      • This Woodbridge is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of Woodbridge.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Carroll County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the north of the Woodbridge that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Woodbridge.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Middlesex County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodbridge that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Woodbridge.
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Cleveland County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Woodbridge.
      • Cumberland County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Cumberland County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km] to the south southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Woodbridge.
      • Forsyth County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Forsyth County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Woodbridge.
      • Lee County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Lee County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km] to the south southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Woodbridge.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km] to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Woodbridge.
    • North Dakota
      • Cavalier 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 North Dakota community of Woodbridge [Cavalier County].
    • Ontario
      • This Woodbridge lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Woodbridge that is located in Prince William County.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Anderson County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Woodbridge.
      • Berkeley County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Berkeley County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km] to the south southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Woodbridge.
      • Darlington County
      • This Woodbridge is located in Darlington County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km] to the south southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Woodbridge.
      • York County
      • This Woodbridge is located in York County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km] to the southwest of the Woodbridge that is located in Prince William County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Woodbridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodbridge ...

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.

  • Cherry Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Cherry Hill is located in Prince William County
  • Cloverdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Prince William County
  • Dale City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale City
    • Dale City is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale City <4>
  • Featherstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Featherstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherstone
    • Featherstone is located in Prince William County
  • Forestdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
    • Forestdale is located in Prince William County
  • Harbor View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
    • Harbor View is located in Fairfax County
  • Hillendale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
    • Hillendale is located in Prince William County
  • Indian Head
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
    • Indian Head is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Head <4>
  • Kerrydale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerrydale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrydale
    • Kerrydale is located in Prince William County
  • Mapledale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapledale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale
    • Mapledale is located in Prince William County
  • Perry Wright
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry Wright have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Wright
    • Perry Wright is located in Charles County (MD)
  • Raceway Farms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceway Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceway Farms
    • Raceway Farms is located in Fairfax County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Ridgedale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
      • Ridgedale is located in Prince William County
    • Rollingwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
      • Rollingwood is located in Fairfax County
    • Silverdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
      • Silverdale is located in Prince William County
    • Tripoli Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli Heights
      • Tripoli Heights is located in Prince William County

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Woodbridge to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 20 miles [32.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,498 miles [7,238.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodbridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Prince William County: www.pwcgov.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Woodbridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodbridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6582, Longitude: -77.2496    
<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 Woodbridge 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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Woodbridge 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 308.029 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.561 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.895 degrees.




 

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