Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Woodlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodlands and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Woodlands
- 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 Woodlands:
- 39.806742, -80.817036
- 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 Woodlands
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Woodlands is near Monroe County and also Belmont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- eBird sighting report for Belmont 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Woodlands ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Woodlands.
Within West Virginia, the name Woodlands is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, twenty are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Woodlands lies 2,141 miles [3,445.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Woodlands that is located in Marshall County.
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Cherokee County
- This Woodlands is located in Cherokee County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Woodlands that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Woodlands.
- Oconee County
- This Woodlands is located in Oconee County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km] to the south southwest of the Woodlands that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Woodlands.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Woodlands is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodlands that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Woodlands.
- Vernon Parish
- This Woodlands is located in Vernon Parish and lies 919 miles [1,479 km] to the southwest of the Woodlands that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Woodlands.
- Manitoba
- This Woodlands lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodlands that is located in Marshall County.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Woodlands is located in Baltimore County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the east of the Woodlands that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Woodlands.
- Washington County
- This Woodlands is located in Washington County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the east of the Woodlands that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Woodlands.
- New Brunswick
- This Woodlands lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodlands that is located in Marshall County.
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This Woodlands is located in Saratoga County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodlands that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Woodlands.
- Westchester County
- This Woodlands is located in Westchester County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km] to the east northeast of the Woodlands that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Woodlands.
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Woodlands lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodlands that is located in Marshall County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Bedford County
- This Woodlands is located in Bedford County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Woodlands that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Woodlands.
- Roanoke County
- This Woodlands is located in Roanoke County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the south southeast of the Woodlands that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Woodlands.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodlands ...
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.
- Businessburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Businessburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Businessburg
- Businessburg is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Clover Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Dwight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Grave Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grave Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Creek
- Grave Creek is located in Marshall County
- Graysville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Graysville is located in Marshall County
- Kent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Marshall County
- Lynn Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Moundsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
- Moundsville is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <4>
- Peabody
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Rockport ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Stillhouse Run ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillhouse Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillhouse Run
- Stillhouse Run is located in Monroe County (OH)
How Far From Woodlands 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 Woodlands to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodlands and extending to:
- Moundsville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Woodlands to Charleston, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 211 miles [339.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,015 miles [9,680.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,732 miles [10,834.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,608 miles [7,415.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodlands. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Woodlands) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8067, Longitude: -80.8170 In this case, the coordinates for Woodlands 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Woodlands 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 Woodlands 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 310.121 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.114 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.018 degrees. |