Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Woodvale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodvale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Woodvale
- 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 Woodvale:
- 37.350149, -77.343313
- 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 Woodvale
- 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Since Woodvale is near Henrico County and also Hopewell City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Henrico County
- eBird sighting report for Hopewell 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Woodvale ...
We found eight communities that share the name Woodvale.
Within Virginia, the name Woodvale is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, five are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Nova Scotia
- This Woodvale lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodvale that is located in Chesterfield County.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Woodvale lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the north of the Woodvale that is located in Chesterfield County.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Woodvale is located in Cambria County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Woodvale that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Woodvale.
- McKean 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 Pennsylvania community of Woodvale [McKean County].
- Prince Edward Island
- This Woodvale lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodvale that is located in Chesterfield County.
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodvale ...
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.
- Cedar Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Level
- Cedar Level is located in Hopewell City
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
- Deep Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Dutch Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Hopewell City
- Gay Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Grove Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Place
- Grove Place is located in Chesterfield County
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Hopewell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <4>
- Jean Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jean Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Court
- Jean Court is located in Chesterfield County
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Chesterfield County
- Meadowville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Mistwood Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mistwood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistwood Forest
- Mistwood Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Quail Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Oaks
- Quail Oaks is located in Chesterfield County
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Screamersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
How Far From Woodvale 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 Woodvale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodvale and extending to:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woodvale to Chesterfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 108 miles [173.8 km] to the north (N). 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 shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,554 miles [7,329 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodvale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chesterfield County: www.co.chesterfield.va.us/
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- Woodvale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodvale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3501, Longitude: -77.3433 In this case, the coordinates for Woodvale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Woodvale 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 Woodvale 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 308.154 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.503 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.419 degrees. |