Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Winston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Winston
- 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 Winston:
- 33.270402, -88.836166
- 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 Winston
- 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 Winston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Winston County
- Since Winston is near Oktibbeha County and also Noxubee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Oktibbeha County
- eBird sighting report for Noxubee 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 Winston ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Winston.
Within Mississippi, the name Winston is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Missouri
- Daviess County
- This Winston is located in Daviess County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Winston that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Winston.
- Platte County
- Although located in Platte County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Winston.
- Montana
- New Brunswick
- This Winston lies 1,558 miles [2,507.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Winston that is located in Winston County.
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Oregon
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winston ...
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.
- Craig Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craig Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Springs
- Craig Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Deposit ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Fairport ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Farewells ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Heritage Colony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Colony
- Heritage Colony is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jeff Davis ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeff Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Davis
- Jeff Davis is located in Noxubee County
- Lynn Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek
- Lynn Creek is located in Noxubee County
- Quail Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Quail Valley is located in Oktibbeha County
How Far From Winston 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 Winston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winston and extending to:
- Louisville, which is the Seat of Winston County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Winston to Louisville, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 763 miles [1,227.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,361 miles [11,846.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,237 miles [8,428.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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- Winston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2704, Longitude: -88.8362 In this case, the coordinates for Winston 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 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 Winston 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 Winston, 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 Winston 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 314.894 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.663 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.172 degrees. |