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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.
- 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:
- 39.014022, -76.491535
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Winchester
- 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
- Since Winchester is near Queen Anne's County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Winchester
Communities Also Named Winchester ...
We found 53 communities that are also named Winchester.
There are three communities within Maryland that are also named Winchester.
Beyond Maryland, we know of 47 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 47 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 Maryland ...
- Allegany County
- This Winchester is located in Allegany County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Winchester.
- Cecil County
- This Winchester is located in Cecil County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Winchester [Garrett County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- La Paz County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in La Paz County, we don't know where within the county.
- 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 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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 2,267 miles [3,648.4 km]<1> to the west of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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.<2> 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.<2> 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 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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 2,075 miles [3,339.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the west of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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.<2> 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 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<1> to the west of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the west of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Winchester.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Winchester is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Winchester.
- Saint James Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Winchester [Saint James Parish].
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Winchester is located in Middlesex County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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.<2> 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 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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 county.
- 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 755 miles [1,215.1 km] to the west of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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 2,107 miles [3,390.9 km]<1> to the west of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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.<2> 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.<2> 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 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the west of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Winchester.
- Champaign County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Champaign County, we don't know where within the county.
- 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 county.
- 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 324 miles [521.4 km] to the west of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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 county.
- 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 1,090 miles [1,754.2 km]<1> to the west of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km] to the west of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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.<2> 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 2,422 miles [3,897.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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 343 miles [552 km] to the west southwest of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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 1,258 miles [2,024.6 km] to the west southwest of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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.<2> 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 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the west of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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 2,220 miles [3,572.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the northwest of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- 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 1,662 miles [2,674.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Winchester that is located in Anne Arundel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washakie County community of Winchester.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- England
- Distance: 3,595 miles [5,785.6 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Winchester
- Jamaica
- Distance: 1,455 miles [2,341.6 km]<1> to the south
- Open a Google Map centered on Winchester
- New Zealand
- Distance: 9,011 miles [14,501.8 km]<1> to the west southwest
- Open a Google Map centered on Winchester
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.
- Admirals Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Admirals Walk is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admirals Walk
- Arnold
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Captains Choice
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Captains Choice is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Choice
- Cedarwood Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedarwood Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cove
- Deer Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Creek is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Downs on the Severn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Downs on the Severn is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs on the Severn
- Dreams Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dreams Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreams Landing
- Ferry Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ferry Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Farms
- Forest Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
- Great Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Great Meadows is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Meadows
- Greenholly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenholly is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenholly
- Harbour Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harbour Glen is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Glen
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hickory Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hidden Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hidden Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Hidden Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Point is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Point
- Hidden Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hidden Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Ridge
- Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Indian Hills is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Joyce
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Joyce is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
- Landhaven
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Landhaven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landhaven
- Lark Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lark Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark Hill
- Lincoln Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Little John
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Little John is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little John
- Maid Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maid Marion is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maid Marion
- Mariners Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mariners Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Cove
- Market Quay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Market Quay is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Market Quay
- Martins Cove Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Martins Cove Farm is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Cove Farm
- Pleasant Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Providence ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Providence Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cove
- Raintree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Raintree is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Robin Hood Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Robin Hood Hill is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Hill
- Round View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Round View is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round View
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tanglewood is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Terrace Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Terrace Gardens is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Gardens
- Walnut Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Whispering Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whispering Woods is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Woods
How Far From Winchester 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 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:
- Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the South.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the south (S).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Winchester to White House, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,869 miles [9,445.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,451 miles [7,163.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Winchester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winchester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0140, Longitude: -76.4915 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.561 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.083 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.44 degrees. |
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