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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 Winslow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winslow 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 Winslow:
- 34.775645, -86.930561
- 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 Winslow
- 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Since Winslow is near Colbert County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert 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 Winslow
Communities Also Named Winslow ...
We found nineteen communities that are also named Winslow.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Winslow.
Beyond Alabama, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Autauga County
- This Winslow is located in Autauga County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the south of the Winslow that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Winslow.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- 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 Winslow [Apache County].
- Navajo County
- This Winslow is located in Navajo County and lies 1,342 miles [2,159.7 km]<1> to the west of the Winslow that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navajo County community of Winslow.
- Arkansas
- Washington County
- This Winslow is located in Washington County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Winslow that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Winslow.
- Illinois
- Stephenson County
- This Winslow is located in Stephenson County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Winslow that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephenson County community of Winslow.
- Indiana
- Pike County
- This Winslow is located in Pike County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the north of the Winslow that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Winslow.
- Iowa
- Black Hawk 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 Iowa community of Winslow [Black Hawk County].
- Kentucky
- Boyd County
- This Winslow is located in Boyd County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Winslow that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyd County community of Winslow.
- Maine
- Kennebec County
- This Winslow is located in Kennebec County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Winslow that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Winslow.
- Missouri
- DeKalb County
- This Winslow is located in DeKalb County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Winslow that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Winslow.
- Nebraska
- Dodge County
- This Winslow is located in Dodge County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Winslow that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Winslow.
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Winslow is located in Camden County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Winslow that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Winslow.
- North Carolina
- Harnett 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 Carolina community of Winslow [Harnett County].
- Pasquotank County
- This Winslow is located in Pasquotank County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Winslow that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasquotank County community of Winslow.
- Ontario
- This Winslow lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Winslow that is located in Limestone County.
- Pennsylvania
- Jefferson County
- This Winslow is located in Jefferson County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Winslow that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Winslow.
- Tennessee
- Morgan County
- This Winslow is located in Morgan County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Winslow that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Winslow.
- Texas
- Hill County
- This Winslow is located in Hill County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Winslow that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Winslow.
- West Virginia
- Wayne County
- This Winslow is located in Wayne County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Winslow that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Winslow.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winslow ...
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.
- Bonnie Doone
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bonnie Doone is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Doone
- Cloverleaf
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cloverleaf is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
- Cottonwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cottonwood is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Farmview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Farmview is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmview
- French Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- French Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mill
- Glenn Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glenn Valley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Valley
- Green Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Hills is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Holland Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holland Place is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Place
- Indian Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Indian Trace is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trace
- Mayflower
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mayflower is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Tanner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tanner Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tanner Crossroads is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Crossroads
- Yorkshire
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Yorkshire is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
How Far From Winslow 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 Winslow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winslow and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Winslow to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about 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 615 miles [989.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,211 miles [11,605 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,086 miles [8,185.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Winslow) 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 Winslow 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 Winslow 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 Winslow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7756, Longitude: -86.9306 In this case, the coordinates for Winslow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.825 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.634 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.074 degrees. |
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