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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 Winton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winton 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 Winton:
- 34.512077, -86.750703
- 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 Winton
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Winton is near Madison County and also Limestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone 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 Winton
Communities Also Named Winton ...
We found eight communities that are also named Winton.
Within Alabama, the name Winton is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Merced County
- This Winton is located in Merced County and lies 1,893 miles [3,046.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Winton that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merced County community of Winton.
- Georgia
- Newton 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 Georgia community of Winton [Newton County].
- Kansas
- Montgomery 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 Winton [Montgomery County].
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Winton is located in Saint Louis County and lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Winton that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Winton.
- North Carolina
- Hertford County
- This Winton is located in Hertford County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Winton that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hertford County community of Winton.
- Pennsylvania
- Lackawanna County
- This Winton is located in Lackawanna County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Winton that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Winton.
- Washington
- Chelan County
- This Winton is located in Chelan County and lies 1,968 miles [3,167.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Winton that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chelan County community of Winton.
- Wyoming
- Sweetwater County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Winton [Sweetwater County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winton ...
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.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Cave Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cave Springs is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Gum Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Spring is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
- Lewis Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Ferry is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Ferry
- Lynntown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynntown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynntown
- Rockhouse Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockhouse Landing is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse Landing
- Rocky Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Point is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Six Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Six Mile is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stringer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stringer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- Sunnyside Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside Ferry is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Ferry
- Sunnyside Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside Landing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Landing
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Woodland Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
How Far From Winton 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 Winton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winton and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Winton to Decatur, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 616 miles [991.4 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 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 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- Winton) 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 Winton 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Winton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Winton 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 Winton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5121, Longitude: -86.7507 In this case, the coordinates for Winton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.702 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.455 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.059 degrees. |
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