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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 Woodstock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodstock 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 Woodstock:
- 43.596181, -72.548706
- 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 Woodstock
- 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 Windsor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Windsor County
- Since Woodstock is near Sullivan County and also Rutland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rutland 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 Woodstock
Communities Also Named Woodstock ...
We found two communities that are also named Woodstock.
Within Vermont, the name Woodstock is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Windham County
- This Woodstock is located in Windham County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Woodstock that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Woodstock.
- New York
- Ulster County
- This Woodstock is located in Ulster County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodstock that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Woodstock.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodstock ...
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.
- Centertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centertown is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Fieldsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldsville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsville
- Hartland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland Four Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pomfret
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pomfret is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
- Prosper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Prosper is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Sheddsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sheddsville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheddsville
How Far From Woodstock 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 Woodstock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodstock and extending to:
- Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Woodstock to Montpelier, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 399 miles [642.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,518 miles [8,880.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,108 miles [6,611.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Woodstock) 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 Woodstock 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 Woodstock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5962, Longitude: -72.5487 In this case, the coordinates for Woodstock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.697 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.589 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.627 degrees. |
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