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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 Woodhull, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodhull 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 Woodhull:
    • 43.777549, -88.573572
    • 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 Woodhull
  • 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 Woodhull ...

We found seven communities that share the name Woodhull.

Within Wisconsin, the name Woodhull is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Decatur County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Woodhull [Decatur County].
    • Illinois
      • Henry County
      • This Woodhull is located in Henry County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Woodhull that is located in Fond du Lac County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Woodhull.
    • Kansas
      • Chase County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Woodhull [Chase County].
    • Michigan
      • Shiawassee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Woodhull [Shiawassee County].
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • This Woodhull is located in Oneida County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<2> to the east of the Woodhull that is located in Fond du Lac County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Woodhull.
      • Steuben County
      • This Woodhull is located in Steuben County and lies 576 miles [927 km] to the east of the Woodhull that is located in Fond du Lac County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Woodhull.
    • North Dakota
      • Richland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Woodhull [Richland County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodhull ...

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.

  • Black Wolf
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
    • Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
  • Eden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
  • Eldorado
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Little Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point
    • Little Point is located in Winnebago County
  • Marblehead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
    • Marblehead is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Oak Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Center
    • Oak Center is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Point Comfort
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
    • Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
  • Ring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring
    • Ring is located in Winnebago County
  • Rogersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
    • Rogersville is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Silica
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
    • Silica is located in Fond du Lac County

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

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

  • Fond du Lac, which is the Seat of Fond du Lac County, lies just to the East.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Woodhull to Madison, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 685 miles [1,102.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,760 miles [7,660.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Fond du Lac County: www.co.fond-du-lac.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Woodhull 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodhull) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodhull. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7775, Longitude: -88.5736       In this case, the coordinates for Woodhull have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<5>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 Woodhull to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.047 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.297 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.481 degrees.









 

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