Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Winesburg:
  • 35.844241, -90.900952
  • 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 Winesburg

• 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 Craighead County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Craighead County
  • Since Winesburg is near Lawrence County and also Poinsett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Poinsett 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 Winesburg

Communities Also Named Winesburg ...

We found one communities that are also named Winesburg.

Within Arkansas, the name Winesburg is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Winesburg in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Holmes County
    • This Winesburg is located in Holmes County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Winesburg that is located in Craighead County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Winesburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winesburg ...

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.

• Bono
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bono is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <2>
• Cash
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cash is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
• Dorothy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dorothy is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
• Egypt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Egypt is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egypt <2>
• Fisher
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fisher is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
• Herman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Herman is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
• March ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • March is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March
• Nemo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nemo is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
• Pauls Switch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pauls Switch is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Switch
• Three Way
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Three Way is located in Craighead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way

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

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

• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Winesburg to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 788 miles [1,268.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,330 miles [11,796.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,207 miles [8,379.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'