Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Winslow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winslow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Winslow
- 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 Winslow:
- 44.546736, -69.621006
- 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 Winslow
- 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 Kennebec County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kennebec County
- Since Winslow is near Somerset County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- eBird sighting report for Waldo 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 Winslow ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Winslow.
Within Maine, the name Winslow is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Autauga County
- This Winslow is located in Autauga County and lies 1,239 miles [1,994 km]<1> to the southwest of the Winslow that is located in Kennebec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Winslow.
- Limestone County
- This Winslow is located in Limestone County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km] to the west southwest of the Winslow that is located in Kennebec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Winslow.
- Arizona
- Apache 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 Arizona community of Winslow [Apache County].
- Navajo County
- This Winslow is located in Navajo County and lies 2,250 miles [3,621 km]<1> to the west of the Winslow that is located in Kennebec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navajo County community of Winslow.
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Harnett 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 Winslow [Harnett County].
- Pasquotank County
- This Winslow is located in Pasquotank County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Winslow that is located in Kennebec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasquotank County community of Winslow.
- Ontario
- This Winslow lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the west of the Winslow that is located in Kennebec County.
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winslow ...
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.
- China
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- China is located in Kennebec County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <4>
- Decker Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decker Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Corner
- Decker Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Dodge Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Corner
- Dodge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Farwells Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwells Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwells Corner
- Farwells Corner is located in Waldo County
- Freedom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Waldo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <4>
- Gregorys Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregorys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorys Corner
- Gregorys Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jones Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Jones Corner is located in Waldo County
- Lambs Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
- Lambs Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Paines Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paines Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Corner
- Paines Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Rome Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome Corner
- Rome Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Summerhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
- Summerhaven is located in Kennebec County
- Unity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity is located in Waldo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <4>
- Wings Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wings Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Mills
- Wings Mills is located in Kennebec County
How Far From Winslow 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 Winslow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winslow and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Kennebec County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Winslow to Augusta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,360 miles [8,626.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,074 miles [9,775.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,949 miles [6,355.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Winslow: www.winslowmaine.org/
The official website for Kennebec County: www.kennebeccounty.org/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Winslow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winslow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5467, Longitude: -69.6210 In this case, the coordinates for Winslow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Winslow 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> | 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. |
| <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 Winslow 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 302.735 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.556 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.723 degrees. |