Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Winfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Winfield
- 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 Winfield:
- 39.447325, -77.054981
- 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 Winfield
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Winfield is near Frederick County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- eBird sighting report for Howard 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
Communities Also Named Winfield ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Winfield.
There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Winfield.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 24 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Winfield lies 1,984 miles [3,192.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Winfield that is located in Carroll County.
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Winfield lies 2,168 miles [3,489.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Winfield that is located in Carroll County.
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- Herkimer 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 New York community of Winfield [Herkimer County].
- Queens 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 New York community of Winfield [Queens County].
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Winfield lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Winfield that is located in Carroll County.
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Marion County
- This Winfield is located in Marion County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<2> to the west of the Winfield that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Winfield.
- Putnam County
- This Winfield is located in Putnam County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km] to the west southwest of the Winfield that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Winfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winfield ...
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.
- Airport Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
- Airport Acres is located in Carroll County
- Bloom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Chestnut Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Oaks
- Chestnut Oaks is located in Carroll County
- Cover ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Covers Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covers Corner
- Covers Corner is located in Carroll County
- Daisy Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisy Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Meadows
- Daisy Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Daniel
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Gist
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Heather Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Ridge
- Heather Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Heritage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Huntfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Monks Misery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monks Misery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks Misery
- Monks Misery is located in Carroll County
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- Mountain Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vista
- Mountain Vista is located in Carroll County
- New Horizons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Horizons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Horizons
- New Horizons is located in Carroll County
- Presidential Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Presidential Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidential Park
- Presidential Park is located in Carroll County
- Red Fox Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Fox Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox Meadow
- Red Fox Meadow is located in Carroll County
- Stone House Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone House Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Sun Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Carroll County
- Sun Valley Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley Farms
- Sun Valley Farms is located in Carroll County
- Sunset Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
- Sunset Hill is located in Carroll County
- Timber Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Timber Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Mountain Vista
How Far From Winfield 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 Winfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winfield and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Winfield to Westminster, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,459 miles [7,176.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Carroll County: www.ccgov.carr.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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Winfield 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Winfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4473, Longitude: -77.0550 In this case, the coordinates for Winfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Winfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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 Winfield 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 307.864 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.495 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.508 degrees. |