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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 Winn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winn and the surrounding area.
- 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 Winn:
- 31.651826, -87.917299
- 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 Winn
- 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Since Winn is near Washington County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 Winn
Communities Also Named Winn ...
We found three communities that are also named Winn.
Within Alabama, the name Winn is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Winn [Douglas County].
- Maine
- Penobscot County
- This Winn is located in Penobscot County and lies 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Winn that is located in Clarke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Winn.
- Michigan
- Isabella County
- This Winn is located in Isabella County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<2> to the north of the Winn that is located in Clarke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isabella County community of Winn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winn ...
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.
- Ballfield Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ballfield Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballfield Landing
- Christmas Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Christmas Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas Landing
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Grove Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mays Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mays Crossroads is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
- Oil Well Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oil Well Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Well Landing
- Tattlersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tattlersville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tattlersville
- Toddtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Winn 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 Winn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winn and extending to:
- Grove Hill, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Winn to Grove Hill, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 790 miles [1,271.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,392 miles [11,896.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,270 miles [8,481.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Winn 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. |
| <2> | 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- Winn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Winn 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 Winn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6518, Longitude: -87.9173 In this case, the coordinates for Winn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.206 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.644 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.107 degrees. |
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