Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Winetka, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winetka and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Winetka

• 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 Winetka:
  • 33.437089, -86.911209
  • 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 Winetka

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Winetka is near Shelby County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Winetka

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winetka ...

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.

• Crescent Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Crescent Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
• Dolomite
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dolomite is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolomite
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolomite <1>
• Garywood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Garywood is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garywood
• Glenview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Glenview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
• Gordon Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Gordon Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Hillman
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hillman is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
• Hillman Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hillman Gardens is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Gardens
• Hillman Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hillman Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Park
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Ivanhoe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Jones Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jones Valley is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
  • Martins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Martins is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
  • Park Courts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Park Courts is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Courts
  • Pauls Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pauls Hill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Hill
  • Walnut Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Winetka to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Winetka to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Winetka and extending to:

• Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Winetka to Montgomery, 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 666 miles [1,071.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,145 miles [8,280.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'