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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 Woods Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woods Crossing 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 Woods Crossing:
    • 37.203749, -79.988648
    • 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 Woods Crossing
  • 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
    • Since Woods Crossing is near Roanoke City and also Salem City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem City
  • 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 Woods Crossing

Communities Also Named Woods Crossing ...

We found three communities that are also named Woods Crossing.

Within Virginia, the name Woods Crossing is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tuolumne County
      • This Woods Crossing is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,196 miles [3,534.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woods Crossing that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Woods Crossing.
    • Idaho
      • Madison County
      • This Woods Crossing is located in Madison County and lies 1,710 miles [2,752 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woods Crossing that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Woods Crossing.
    • Montana
      • Chouteau County
      • This Woods Crossing is located in Chouteau County and lies 1,738 miles [2,797 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woods Crossing that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chouteau County community of Woods Crossing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woods Crossing ...

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.

  • Castle Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Castle Hill is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
  • Cave Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Chestnut Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Clearbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Clearbrook is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
  • Crescent Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Crescent Heights is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
  • Crest Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Crest Hill is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
  • Green Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Green Valley is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Greenland Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Greenland Hills is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Hills
  • Highfields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Highfields is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
  • Homeplace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Homeplace is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
  • Homewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Homewood is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Hunting Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hunting Hills is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Meadowlark
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Meadowlark is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
    • Narrows
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Narrows is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
    • Peakwood Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Peakwood Hills is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakwood Hills
    • Rosecrest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rosecrest is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrest
    • Scenic Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Scenic Hills is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
    • Springlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Springlawn is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlawn

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Woods Crossing to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 198 miles [318.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Woods Crossing) 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 Woods Crossing 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 Woods Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2037, Longitude: -79.9886       In this case, the coordinates for Woods Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.702 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.248 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.544 degrees.