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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 Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winchester Village 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 Village:
    • 39.644278, -76.063560
    • 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 Village
  • 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 Village ...

We found one communities that share the name Winchester Village.

Within Maryland, the name Winchester Village is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Winchester Village in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Genesee 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 Village [Genesee County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winchester Village ...

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.

  • Clearview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
    • Clearview is located in Cecil County
  • Craigtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigtown
    • Craigtown is located in Cecil County
  • Frank
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
    • Frank is located in Cecil County
  • Honeysuckle Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeysuckle Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hollow
    • Honeysuckle Hollow is located in Cecil County
  • Jacks Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Corner
    • Jacks Corner is located in Cecil County
  • Liberty Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
    • Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
  • Manor Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
    • Manor Heights is located in Cecil County
  • Misty Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misty Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
    • Misty Meadows is located in Cecil County
  • Mount Pleasant View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant View
    • Mount Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
  • Orchard View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
    • Orchard View is located in Cecil County
  • Pleasant View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Pleasant View is located in Cecil County
  • Port Deposit
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Deposit
    • Port Deposit is located in Cecil County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Deposit <3>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rising Sun
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
      • Rising Sun is located in Cecil County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <3>
    • Rock Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
      • Rock Run is located in Cecil County
    • Sunnyside
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Cecil County
    • Sunset Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Gardens
      • Sunset Gardens is located in Cecil County
    • Sunset Knoll
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Knoll
      • Sunset Knoll is located in Cecil County
    • Sunview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunview
      • Sunview is located in Cecil County
    • Sweet Grass Meadow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Grass Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Grass Meadow
      • Sweet Grass Meadow is located in Cecil County
    • Vinegar Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinegar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
      • Vinegar Hill is located in Cecil County
    • Woodlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in Cecil County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Winchester Village and extending to:

  • Elkton, which is the Seat of Cecil County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Winchester Village to Elkton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 73 miles [117.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,407 miles [7,092.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.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 Village 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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Winchester Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winchester Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6443, Longitude: -76.0636       In this case, the coordinates for Winchester Village 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 Winchester Village 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 307.261 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.842 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.006 degrees.









 

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