Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wynnsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wynnsboro and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wynnsboro
- 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 Wynnsboro:
- 38.287009, -86.256365
- 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 Wynnsboro
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Wynnsboro is near Crawford County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Wynnsboro ...
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.
- Artist Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artist Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artist Point
- Artist Point is located in Crawford County
- Carefree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Fredericksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Washington County
- Estimated population in 2013: 84 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <2>
- Frenchtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Hillcrest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Hogtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Little Saint Louis
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Saint Louis
- Little Saint Louis is located in Harrison County
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Milltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Milltown is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milltown <2>
- Pilot Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Riddle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Temple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Wynnsboro to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wynnsboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Wynnsboro once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Wynnsboro and extending to:
- Corydon, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<4> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Wynnsboro to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 499 miles [803.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,903 miles [7,890.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Wynnsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Wynnsboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wynnsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2870, Longitude: -86.2564 In this case, the coordinates for Wynnsboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wynnsboro 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 313.525 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.781 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.919 degrees. |