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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 Woodchuck Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodchuck Heights 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 Woodchuck Heights:
    • 39.188993, -78.228891
    • 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 Woodchuck Heights
  • 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since Woodchuck Heights is near Winchester City and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Winchester City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Woodchuck Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodchuck Heights ...

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.

  • Bufflick Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bufflick Heights is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufflick Heights
  • Cedar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Chambersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Chambersville is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
  • College Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • College Park is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Green Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Green Acres is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hayfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hayfield is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
  • Heritage Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Hill Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hill Crest is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
  • Indian Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Hollow is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hollow
  • Indian Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Lake is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Rolling Fields
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rolling Fields is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Round Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Round Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Stonewall Orchard
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Stonewall Orchard is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Orchard
    • Sunnyside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sunnyside is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Woodchuck Heights and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Woodchuck Heights to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,935 miles [9,551.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Woodchuck Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Woodchuck Heights 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 Woodchuck Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1890, Longitude: -78.2289       In this case, the coordinates for Woodchuck Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.58 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.268 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.109 degrees.