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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 Winfrey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winfrey 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 Winfrey:
- 35.735749, -94.099985
- 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 Winfrey
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Winfrey is near Washington County and also Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Winfrey
Communities Also Named Winfrey ...
We found one communities that are also named Winfrey.
Within Arkansas, the name Winfrey is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Winfrey in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Culpeper County
- This Winfrey is located in Culpeper County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Winfrey that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Winfrey.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winfrey ...
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.
- Anna ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Artist Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Artist Point is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artist Point
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fern is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Graphic ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Graphic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graphic
- Hazel Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Health
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Health is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Health
- Locke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain Crest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Crest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Crest
- Porters Store ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Porters Store is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Store
- Sunset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
How Far From Winfrey 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 Winfrey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winfrey and extending to:
- Van Buren, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Winfrey to Van Buren, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 960 miles [1,545 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,465 miles [12,013.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,345 miles [8,601.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winfrey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Winfrey 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 Winfrey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7357, Longitude: -94.1000 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.462 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.136 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.029 degrees. |
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