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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Winchester:
    • 30.527133, -91.082883
    • 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 Winchester
  • 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 Winchester ...

We found 53 communities that share the name Winchester.

There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named Winchester.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 49 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 49 communities, 48 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Winchester, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Located In Louisiana ...
    • Saint James Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Winchester [Saint James Parish].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • La Paz County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in La Paz County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Paz County community of Winchester.
    • Arkansas
      • Drew County
      • This Winchester is located in Drew County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<3> to the north of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Winchester.
    • California
      • Riverside County
      • This Winchester is located in Riverside County and lies 1,532 miles [2,465.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Winchester.
      • San Diego County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Winchester [San Diego County].
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Winchester [Litchfield County].
    • Georgia
      • Macon County
      • This Winchester is located in Macon County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Winchester.
    • Idaho
      • Lewis County
      • This Winchester is located in Lewis County and lies 1,743 miles [2,805.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Winchester.
    • Illinois
      • Scott County
      • This Winchester is located in Scott County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<3> to the north of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Winchester.
    • Indiana
      • Randolph County
      • This Winchester is located in Randolph County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Winchester.
    • Iowa
      • Van Buren County
      • This Winchester is located in Van Buren County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<3> to the north of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Winchester.
    • Kansas
      • Douglas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Winchester [Douglas County].
      • Jefferson County
      • This Winchester is located in Jefferson County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Winchester.
    • Kentucky
      • Clark County
      • This Winchester is located in Clark County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Winchester.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Maryland
      • Allegany County
      • This Winchester is located in Allegany County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Winchester.
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Winchester is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km] to the northeast of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Winchester.
      • Cecil County
      • This Winchester is located in Cecil County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km] to the northeast of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Winchester.
      • Garrett County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Winchester [Garrett County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Winchester is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,374 miles [2,211.2 km]<3> to the northeast of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Winchester.
    • Michigan
      • Mecosta County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Winchester [Mecosta County].
      • Monroe 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 Michigan community of Winchester [Monroe County].
    • Mississippi
      • Wayne County
      • This Winchester is located in Wayne County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Winchester.
    • Missouri
      • Clark County
      • This Winchester is located in Clark County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<3> to the north of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Winchester.
      • New Madrid County
      • Although located in New Madrid County, we don't know the location within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Winchester.
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Winchester is located in Saint Louis County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km] to the north of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Winchester.
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This Winchester is located in Clark County and lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Winchester.
    • New Hampshire
      • Cheshire County
      • This Winchester is located in Cheshire County and lies 1,331 miles [2,142 km]<3> to the northeast of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Winchester.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Winchester is located in Erie County and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<3> to the northeast of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Winchester.
    • North Carolina
      • Union County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Winchester [Union County].
    • North Dakota
      • Emmons County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Winchester [Emmons County].
    • Ohio
      • Adams County
      • This Winchester is located in Adams County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Winchester.
      • Champaign County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Champaign County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Winchester.
      • Greene County
      • This community is historic and although located in Greene County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Winchester.
      • Jackson County
      • This Winchester is located in Jackson County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km] to the northeast of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Winchester.
      • Richland County
      • This community is historic and although located in Richland County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Winchester.
    • Oklahoma
      • Okmulgee County
      • This Winchester is located in Okmulgee County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okmulgee County community of Winchester.
      • Woods County
      • This Winchester is located in Woods County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the northwest of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woods County community of Winchester.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Winchester.
    • Oregon
      • Douglas County
      • This Winchester is located in Douglas County and lies 1,970 miles [3,170.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Winchester.
    • Tennessee
      • Franklin County
      • This Winchester is located in Franklin County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Winchester.
      • Johnson County
      • This Winchester is located in Johnson County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km] to the northeast of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Winchester.
    • Texas
      • Fayette County
      • This Winchester is located in Fayette County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<3> to the west of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Winchester.
      • Harris County
      • This Winchester is located in Harris County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the west southwest of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Winchester.
    • Virginia
      • Frederick County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Winchester [Frederick County].
      • Winchester City
      • This Winchester is located in Winchester City and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winchester City community of Winchester.
    • Washington
      • Grant County
      • This Winchester is located in Grant County and lies 1,905 miles [3,065.8 km]<3> to the northwest of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Winchester.
    • Wisconsin
      • Vilas County
      • This Winchester is located in Vilas County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<3> to the north of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vilas County community of Winchester.
      • Winnebago County
      • This Winchester is located in Winnebago County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km] to the north of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Winchester.
    • Wyoming
      • Washakie County
      • This Winchester is located in Washakie County and lies 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km]<3> to the northwest of the Winchester that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washakie County community of Winchester.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • England
      • Distance: 4,597 miles [7,398.2 km]<3> to the northeast
    • Jamaica
      • Distance: 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km]<3> to the southeast
    • New Zealand
      • Distance: 7,999 miles [12,873.1 km]<3> to the southwest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winchester ...

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.

  • Bon Dickey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Dickey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Dickey
    • Bon Dickey is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Central
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <5>
  • Central Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Place
    • Central Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Ellen Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellen Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen Place
    • Ellen Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Fortune
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortune have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune
    • Fortune is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Green Gate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gate
    • Green Gate is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Greenway Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Place
    • Greenway Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Greenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Holiday Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Woods
    • Holiday Woods is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Kildare
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kildare have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
    • Kildare is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Liberty Farms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Farms
      • Liberty Farms is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Longwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
      • Longwood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Lynn Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Place
      • Lynn Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Merrydale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrydale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
      • Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Mickens Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mickens Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickens Place
      • Mickens Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Oak Shadows Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Shadows Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shadows Place
      • Oak Shadows Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Park Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
      • Park Forest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Pecan Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Ridge
      • Pecan Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Pioneer Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Park
      • Pioneer Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Pleasant Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
      • Pleasant Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Randolph Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Heights
      • Randolph Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Shamrock Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Gardens
      • Shamrock Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Shamrock Plaza
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Plaza
      • Shamrock Plaza is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Sunnybrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
      • Sunnybrook is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Tanglewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
      • Tanglewood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Waters Edge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waters Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
      • Waters Edge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Welcome Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Heights
      • Welcome Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Whispering Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
      • Whispering Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Windfall
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windfall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
      • Windfall is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Woods Edge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
      • Woods Edge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Zion City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
      • Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish

How Far From Winchester 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 Winchester to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winchester and extending to:

  • Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the southwest (SW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 982 miles [1,580.4 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Winchester to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 56 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,585 miles [12,206.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,461 miles [8,788.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winchester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Winchester 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 parish. 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.
<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 Winchester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winchester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winchester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5271, Longitude: -91.0829       In this case, the coordinates for Winchester have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Winchester 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 316.003 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.584 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.531 degrees.









 

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