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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 Wingo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wingo 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 Wingo:
- 38.209516, -122.426176
- 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 Wingo
- 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 Sonoma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
- Since Wingo is near Napa County and also Marin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Napa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marin 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 Wingo
Communities Also Named Wingo ...
We found five communities that are also named Wingo.
Within California, the name Wingo is unique.
Beyond California, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Pitkin County
- This Wingo is located in Pitkin County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the east of the Wingo that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitkin County community of Wingo.
- Kentucky
- Graves County
- This Wingo is located in Graves County and lies 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<1> to the east of the Wingo that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graves County community of Wingo.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg 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 South Carolina community of Wingo [Spartanburg County].
- Tennessee
- Carroll County
- This Wingo is located in Carroll County and lies 1,858 miles [2,990.2 km]<1> to the east of the Wingo that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Wingo.
- Henderson 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 Tennessee community of Wingo [Henderson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wingo ...
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.
- Cuttings Wharf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cuttings Wharf is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttings Wharf
- Fairville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairville is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Four Corners is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mission Highlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mission Highlands is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Highlands
- Rocktram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rocktram is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktram
- Rose ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rose is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Squab
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Squab is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squab
- Stanley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stanley is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Vineburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Wingo 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 Wingo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Wingo once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Wingo and extending to:
- Santa Rosa, which is the Seat of Sonoma County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wingo to Santa Rosa, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,425 miles [3,902.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,387 miles [11,888.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,153 miles [13,121 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Wingo) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Wingo 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> | 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 Wingo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Wingo 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 Wingo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2095, Longitude: -122.4262 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.255 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.238 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.171 degrees. |
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