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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 Winding Creek South, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winding Creek South 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 Winding Creek South:
    • 39.677873, -77.630269
    • 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 Winding Creek South
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Winding Creek South is near Franklin County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Winding Creek South

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winding Creek South ...

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.

  • Cavetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cavetown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
  • Chewsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Chewsville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
  • Fiddlesburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fiddlesburg is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlesburg
  • Fountain Head
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fountain Head is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
  • Greenvale Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
  • Havenwood Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Havenwood Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood Hills
  • Holiday Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Holiday Farms is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Farms
  • Hunter Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hunter Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
  • Jugtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jugtown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
  • Long Meadow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Long Meadow is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
  • Paramount
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Paramount is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount
  • Pondsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pondsville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Rocky Forge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rocky Forge is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Forge
    • Security
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Security is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Spring Valley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Sycamore Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sycamore Heights is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Heights
    • Terrace Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Terrace Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hills

How Far From Winding Creek South 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 Winding Creek South to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Winding Creek South and extending to:

  • Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Winding Creek South to Annapolis, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 62 miles [99.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,889 miles [9,477.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Winding Creek South) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Winding Creek South 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 Winding Creek South. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6779, Longitude: -77.6303       In this case, the coordinates for Winding Creek South have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.192 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.903 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.666 degrees.