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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 Woodruff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodruff 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 Woodruff:
    • 39.771748, -80.537856
    • 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 Woodruff
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
    • Since Woodruff is near Greene County and also Wetzel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wetzel 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 Woodruff

Communities Also Named Woodruff ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Woodruff.

Within West Virginia, the name Woodruff is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Woodruff [Calhoun County].
    • Arizona
      • Apache 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 Arizona community of Woodruff [Apache County].
      • Navajo County
      • This Woodruff is located in Navajo County and lies 1,649 miles [2,653.8 km]<3> to the west of the Woodruff that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navajo County community of Woodruff.
    • Colorado
      • Fremont 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 Colorado community of Woodruff [Fremont County].
    • Florida
      • Gadsden 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 Florida community of Woodruff [Gadsden County].
    • Idaho
      • Oneida County
      • This Woodruff is located in Oneida County and lies 1,651 miles [2,657 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Woodruff that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Woodruff.
    • Illinois
      • Cook 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 Woodruff [Cook County].
      • McLean County
      • This Woodruff is located in McLean County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<3> to the west of the Woodruff that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Woodruff.
    • Indiana
      • LaGrange County
      • This Woodruff is located in LaGrange County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Woodruff that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaGrange County community of Woodruff.
    • Kansas
      • Phillips County
      • This Woodruff is located in Phillips County and lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<3> to the west of the Woodruff that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Woodruff.
    • Missouri
      • Platte County
      • This Woodruff is located in Platte County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<3> to the west of the Woodruff that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Woodruff.
    • New Jersey
      • Cumberland County
      • This Woodruff is located in Cumberland County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<3> to the east of the Woodruff that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Woodruff.
      • Ocean County
      • This Woodruff is located in Ocean County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km] to the east of the Woodruff that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Woodruff.
    • North Dakota
      • Richland 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 North Dakota community of Woodruff [Richland County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Greene County
      • This Woodruff is located in Greene County and lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Woodruff that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Woodruff.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Woodruff is located in Spartanburg County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Woodruff that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Woodruff.
    • Utah
      • Rich County
      • This Woodruff is located in Rich County and lies 1,600 miles [2,575 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Woodruff that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rich County community of Woodruff.
    • Vermont
      • Windham 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 Vermont community of Woodruff [Windham County].
    • Washington
      • Snohomish County
      • This Woodruff is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,112 miles [3,398.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Woodruff that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Woodruff.
    • Wisconsin
      • Oneida County
      • This Woodruff is located in Oneida County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Woodruff that is located in Marshall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Woodruff.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodruff ...

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.

  • Big Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Run is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
  • Deep Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Deep Valley is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
  • Georgetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Georgetown is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Howard ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Howard is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Littleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Littleton is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Ned
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ned is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned
  • New Freeport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
  • Quiet Dell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Quiet Dell is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
  • Rockport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockport is located in Wetzel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Windy Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Windy Gap is located in Greene County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Gap

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

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

  • Moundsville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woodruff to Moundsville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 196 miles [315.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,005 miles [9,664.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,722 miles [10,818 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,597 miles [7,398.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Woodruff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Woodruff 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Woodruff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Woodruff 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 Woodruff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7717, Longitude: -80.5379       In this case, the coordinates for Woodruff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.951 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.915 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.906 degrees.