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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Crossroads
- Anthony Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Clay Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Double Branches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Branches have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
- Double Branches is located in Lincoln County
- Leathersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leathersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathersville
- Leathersville is located in Lincoln County
- Martins Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
- Martins Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Price Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Ferry
- Price Ferry is located in Columbia County
- Raysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Stones Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stones Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossroads
- Stones Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Three Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Three Points is located in McDuffie County
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Winfield Hill 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 Winfield Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Winfield Hill and extending to:
- Appling, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Winfield Hill to Appling, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,937 miles [7,945.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winfield Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyga.gov/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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- Winfield Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winfield Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6396, Longitude: -82.4301 In this case, the coordinates for Winfield Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Winfield Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.113 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.348 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.559 degrees. |