Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Winfield Hill:
  • 33.639576, -82.430127
  • 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 Winfield Hill

• 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Since Winfield Hill is near Lincoln County and also McDuffie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McDuffie 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 Winfield Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winfield Hill ...

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.

• Anthony Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Anthony Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Crossroads
• Clay Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Clay Hill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
• Double Branches
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Double Branches is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
• Leathersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Leathersville is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathersville
• Martins Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Martins Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
• Oak Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Price Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Price Ferry is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Ferry
• Raysville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Raysville is located in McDuffie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raysville
• Stones Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Stones Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossroads
• Three Points
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Three Points is located in McDuffie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
• Woodlawn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Winfield Hill to ...

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 Winfield Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Winfield Hill and extending to:

• Appling, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Winfield Hill to Appling, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the west (W). 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 470 miles [756.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,360 miles [10,235.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,056 miles [11,355.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,937 miles [7,945.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'