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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 Woodlake Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodlake Park 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 Woodlake Park:
- 36.649582, -79.383079
- 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 Woodlake Park
- 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 Pittsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
- Since Woodlake Park is near Danville City and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Danville City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Woodlake Park
Communities Also Named Woodlake Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Woodlake Park.
Within Virginia, the name Woodlake Park is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Woodlake Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Grayson County
- This Woodlake Park is located in Grayson County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<1> to the west of the Woodlake Park that is located in Pittsylvania County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Woodlake Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodlake Park ...
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.
- Beaver Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Cartersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Lumpkin Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lumpkin Forest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin Forest
- Major Court
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Major Court is located in Danville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major Court
- Mount Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- New Design
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Design is located in Danville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Design
- Olde Hunting Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Olde Hunting Hills is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Hunting Hills
- Pine Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Crest is located in Danville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Pleasant Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Sandy Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Shores is located in Danville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Shores
- Virginia Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Virginia Hills is located in Danville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
How Far From Woodlake Park to ...
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 Woodlake Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodlake Park and extending to:
- Chatham, which is the Seat of Pittsylvania County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Woodlake Park to Chatham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 201 miles [323.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,674 miles [7,522.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodlake Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Woodlake Park 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 Woodlake Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6496, Longitude: -79.3831 In this case, the coordinates for Woodlake Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.36 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.775 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.48 degrees. |
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