Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Winder, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winder and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Winder
- 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 Winder:
- 42.176312, -111.915787
- 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 Winder
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Winder is near Bannock County and also Cache County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bannock County
- eBird sighting report for Cache 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
Communities Also Named Winder ...
We found three communities that share the name Winder.
Within Idaho, the name Winder is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- North Carolina
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winder ...
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.
- Cherryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Cherryville is located in Franklin County
- Cornish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Cornish is located in Cache County (UT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornish <3>
- Cove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Egypt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
- Mink Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mink Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink Creek
- Mink Creek is located in Franklin County
- Red Rock Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Junction
- Red Rock Junction is located in Bannock County
- Silver Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Star have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Star
- Silver Star is located in Franklin County
- Swanlake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanlake
- Swanlake is located in Bannock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanlake <3>
How Far From Winder 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 Winder to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winder and extending to:
- Preston, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Winder to Boise City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,831 miles [2,946.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 104 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 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 7,681 miles [12,361.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,670 miles [9,125 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winder. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Winder) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1763, Longitude: -111.9158 In this case, the coordinates for Winder have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Winder 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> | 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. |
| <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 Winder to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.07 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.778 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.67 degrees. |