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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 Woodsdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodsdale 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 Woodsdale:
    • 40.077295, -80.693413
    • 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 Woodsdale
  • 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 Ohio County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
    • Since Woodsdale is near Belmont County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Woodsdale

Communities Also Named Woodsdale ...

We found eight communities that are also named Woodsdale.

Within West Virginia, the name Woodsdale is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Woodsdale lies 1,983 miles [3,191.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodsdale that is located in Ohio County.
    • Kansas
      • Stevens 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 Kansas community of Woodsdale [Stevens County].
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Woodsdale is located in Harford County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the east of the Woodsdale that is located in Ohio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Woodsdale.
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This Woodsdale is located in Cleveland County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the south of the Woodsdale that is located in Ohio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Woodsdale.
      • Person County
      • This Woodsdale is located in Person County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the south southeast of the Woodsdale that is located in Ohio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Person County community of Woodsdale.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Woodsdale is located in Butler County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the west of the Woodsdale that is located in Ohio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Woodsdale.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Woodsdale is located in Harris County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Woodsdale that is located in Ohio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Woodsdale.
    • Virginia
      • Washington County
      • This Woodsdale is located in Washington County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Woodsdale that is located in Ohio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Woodsdale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodsdale ...

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.

  • Echo Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Echo Point is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
  • Eden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Eden is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Elm Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elm Grove is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
  • Florence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Florence is located in Belmont County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Glenns Run ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Glenns Run is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Run
  • Greggsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Greggsville is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggsville
  • Martins Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mozart
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mozart is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
  • Mozart Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mozart Meadows is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart Meadows
  • Riverview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverview is located in Belmont County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Terminal Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Terminal Junction is located in Belmont County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal Junction
  • Vineyard Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Vineyard Hills is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Hills
  • Warwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Warwood is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwood

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

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

  • Wheeling, which is the Seat of Ohio County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Woodsdale to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,998 miles [9,652.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Woodsdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Woodsdale 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>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 Woodsdale 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 Woodsdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0773, Longitude: -80.6934       In this case, the coordinates for Woodsdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.034 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.056 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.868 degrees.