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we pass this GPS location for Winsted:
41.921056, -73.06072
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We found four communities that are also named Winsted.
Within Connecticut, the name Winsted is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Nevada County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Winsted [Nevada County].
Florida
Lake County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Winsted [Lake County].
Minnesota
McLeod County
This Winsted is located in McLeod County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Winsted that is located in Litchfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLeod County community of Winsted.
Tennessee
Rutherford County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Winsted [Rutherford County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winsted ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Winsted to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winsted and extending to:
Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Winsted to Hartford, with an average speed<4> 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.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 295 miles [474.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,605 miles [9,020.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,314 miles [10,161.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,190 miles [6,743.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Winsted 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.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winsted) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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 Winsted 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 Winsted. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9211, Longitude: -73.0607
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.237 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.918 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.687 degrees.