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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 Woodsdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodsdale 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 Woodsdale:
    • 36.628438, -82.229302
    • 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 Woodsdale
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Woodsdale is near Bristol City and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Woodsdale

Communities Also Named Woodsdale ...

We found eight communities that are also named Woodsdale.

Within Virginia, the name Woodsdale is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Woodsdale lies 2,055 miles [3,307.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodsdale that is located in Washington County.
    • Kansas
      • Stevens 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 Kansas community of Woodsdale [Stevens County].
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Woodsdale is located in Harford County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodsdale that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Woodsdale.
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This Woodsdale is located in Cleveland County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Woodsdale that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Woodsdale.
      • Person County
      • This Woodsdale is located in Person County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the east of the Woodsdale that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Person County community of Woodsdale.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Woodsdale is located in Butler County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Woodsdale that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Woodsdale.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Woodsdale is located in Harris County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodsdale that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Woodsdale.
    • West Virginia
      • Ohio County
      • This Woodsdale is located in Ohio County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Woodsdale that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Woodsdale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodsdale ...

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.

  • Hill Country
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hill Country is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country
  • Horizon Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Horizon Hills is located in Bristol City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon Hills
  • Kingtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingtown is located in Bristol City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
  • Leonard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Leonard is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
  • Leonardtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Leonardtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
  • Lime Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lime Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Hill
  • Lone Star
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lone Star is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Malcolm
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Malcolm is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
  • Meadow Crest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Crest is located in Bristol City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Crest
  • Oak Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Rock Hill Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rock Hill Park is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Park
  • Spring Garden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Garden is located in Bristol City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Sugarville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sugarville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarville
    • Sunny Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Sunny Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hills
    • Three Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Three Springs is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
    • Virginia Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
    • Walnut Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Wolfrun ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Wolfrun is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfrun

How Far From Woodsdale to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Woodsdale to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Woodsdale to Abingdon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 271 miles [436.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,801 miles [7,726.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodsdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 Woodsdale 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>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 Woodsdale 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 Woodsdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6284, Longitude: -82.2293       In this case, the coordinates for Woodsdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.037 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.691 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.647 degrees.