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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 Woodland Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodland Addition 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 Woodland Addition:
- 39.066760, -80.443702
- 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 Woodland Addition
- 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Since Woodland Addition is near Harrison County and also Upshur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur 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 Woodland Addition
Communities Also Named Woodland Addition ...
We found one communities that are also named Woodland Addition.
Within West Virginia, the name Woodland Addition is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Woodland Addition in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- La Salle County
- This Woodland Addition is located in La Salle County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodland Addition that is located in Lewis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Woodland Addition.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodland Addition ...
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.
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Butchersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Butchersville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchersville
- Deanville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deanville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Fisher Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fisher Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Hill
- Freemansburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Freemansburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemansburg
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Homeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Homeland is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Homewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Jane Lew
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lightburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Pricetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pricetown is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
- Quiet Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quiet Dale is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dale
- Shady Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shady Brook is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- South Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Park is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Valley Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Woodland Addition 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 Woodland Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodland Addition and extending to:
- Weston, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Woodland Addition to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 183 miles [294.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,032 miles [9,707.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,746 miles [10,856.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,622 miles [7,438.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodland Addition) 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 Woodland Addition 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 Woodland Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0668, Longitude: -80.4437 In this case, the coordinates for Woodland Addition have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.92 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.774 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.11 degrees. |
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