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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 Winborn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winborn 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 Winborn:
- 34.631210, -89.273129
- 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 Winborn
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Winborn is near Marshall County and also Lafayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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 Winborn
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winborn ...
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.
- Cornersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Dukes Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dukes Ferry is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Ferry
- Enterprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Gravestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Hickory Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poolville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poolville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
- Potts Camp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Shady Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Snow Lake Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
How Far From Winborn 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 Winborn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Winborn and extending to:
- Ashland, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Winborn to Ashland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 737 miles [1,186.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,318 miles [11,777.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,194 miles [8,358.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Winborn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Winborn 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 Winborn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6312, Longitude: -89.2731 In this case, the coordinates for Winborn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.265 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.277 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.09 degrees. |
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