Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wininger:
  • 34.742863, -86.159427
  • 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 Wininger

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Wininger is near Marshall County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Wininger

Communities Also Named Wininger ...

We found one communities that are also named Wininger.

Within Alabama, the name Wininger is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Wininger in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Scott County
    • This Wininger is located in Scott County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wininger that is located in Jackson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Wininger.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wininger ...

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.

• Berrys ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Berrys is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
• Blackankle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Blackankle is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
• Dry Cove ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
• Hollytree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollytree is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
• Little Nashville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Little Nashville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Nashville
• Mud Creek ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
• Pikeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pikeville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
• Pleasant Groves
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
• Skyline
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Skyline is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people

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

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

• Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Wininger to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 579 miles [931.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'