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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 Northwoods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northwoods 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 Northwoods:
    • 46.059002, -122.020088
    • 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 Northwoods
  • 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 Northwoods ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Northwoods.

Within Washington, the name Northwoods is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Apache County
      • This Northwoods is located in Apache County and lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Northwoods that is located in Skamania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Northwoods.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Northwoods is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,479 miles [3,989.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Northwoods that is located in Skamania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Northwoods.
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Northwoods is located in Bibb County and lies 2,211 miles [3,558.3 km]<1> to the east of the Northwoods that is located in Skamania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Northwoods.
      • DeKalb County
      • This Northwoods is located in DeKalb County and lies 2,141 miles [3,445.6 km] to the east of the Northwoods that is located in Skamania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Northwoods.
    • Illinois
      • DeKalb 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 Illinois community of Northwoods [DeKalb County].
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Northwoods [Madison County].
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This Northwoods is located in Caddo Parish and lies 1,755 miles [2,824.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Northwoods that is located in Skamania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Northwoods.
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Northwoods is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,973 miles [3,175.2 km] to the east southeast of the Northwoods that is located in Skamania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Northwoods.
    • Mississippi
      • Rankin County
      • This Northwoods is located in Rankin County and lies 1,936 miles [3,115.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Northwoods that is located in Skamania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Northwoods.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Northwoods is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,683 miles [2,708.5 km]<1> to the east of the Northwoods that is located in Skamania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Northwoods.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Northwoods is located in Wake County and lies 2,332 miles [3,753 km]<1> to the east of the Northwoods that is located in Skamania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Northwoods.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • This Northwoods is located in Franklin County and lies 1,987 miles [3,197.8 km]<1> to the east of the Northwoods that is located in Skamania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Northwoods.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Northwoods is located in Hamilton County and lies 2,047 miles [3,294.3 km]<1> to the east of the Northwoods that is located in Skamania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Northwoods.
    • Virginia
      • Henrico County
      • This Northwoods is located in Henrico County and lies 2,331 miles [3,751.4 km]<1> to the east of the Northwoods that is located in Skamania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Northwoods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Northwoods ...

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.

  • Amboy
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Carson
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Cougar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dole
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dole have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dole
    • Dole is located in Clark County
  • Harmony Falls Landing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Falls Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Falls Landing
    • Harmony Falls Landing is located in Skamania County
  • Tire Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tire Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Junction
    • Tire Junction is located in Skamania County
  • Trout Lake
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Woodland Park
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Woodland Park is located in Cowlitz County

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

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

  • Stevenson, which is the Seat of Skamania County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Northwoods to Stevenson, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,311 miles [3,719.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,632 miles [12,282.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,742 miles [9,240.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northwoods. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Skamania County: www.skamaniacounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.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- Northwoods) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northwoods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0590, Longitude: -122.0201       In this case, the coordinates for Northwoods 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Northwoods 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Northwoods 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 340.535 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.957 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.662 degrees.




 

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