Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Winfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Winfield
- 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:
- 41.409771, -87.263248
- 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
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Winfield is near Porter County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Porter County
- eBird sighting report for Will 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 Winfield ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Winfield.
Within Indiana, the name Winfield is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 24 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Winfield lies 1,490 miles [2,397.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Winfield that is located in Lake County.
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Winfield lies 1,644 miles [2,645.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Winfield that is located in Lake County.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Winfield is located in Carroll County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the east of the Winfield that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Winfield.
- Howard County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Winfield [Howard County].
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- Herkimer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Winfield [Herkimer County].
- Queens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Winfield [Queens County].
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Winfield lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Winfield that is located in Lake County.
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Marion County
- This Winfield is located in Marion County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Winfield that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Winfield.
- Putnam County
- This Winfield is located in Putnam County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km] to the southeast of the Winfield that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Winfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winfield ...
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.
- Crown Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
- Crown Point is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <4>
- Deep River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Deer Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Deer Creek is located in Lake County
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Lake County
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hebron is located in Porter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <4>
- Lake Eliza
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Eliza have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Eliza
- Lake Eliza is located in Porter County
- Leroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Liberty Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Liberty Park is located in Lake County
- Merrillville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville
- Merrillville is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrillville <4>
- Porter Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
- Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
- Shady Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lawn
- Shady Lawn is located in Lake County
How Far From Winfield 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 town such as Winfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winfield and extending to:
- Crown Point, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the West.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Winfield to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 566 miles [910.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,810 miles [7,740.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyin.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4098, Longitude: -87.2632 In this case, the coordinates for Winfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Winfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Winfield 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.194 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.989 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.521 degrees. |