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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 Winterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winterville 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 Winterville:
    • 33.501781, -91.058440
    • 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 Winterville
  • 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 Winterville is near Bolivar County and also Chicot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bolivar County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chicot 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 Winterville

Communities Also Named Winterville ...

We found five communities that are also named Winterville.

Within Mississippi, the name Winterville is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Clarke County
      • This Winterville is located in Clarke County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the east of the Winterville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Winterville.
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Winterville is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,497 miles [2,409.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Winterville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Winterville.
    • North Carolina
      • Pitt County
      • This Winterville is located in Pitt County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Winterville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Winterville.
    • Oregon
      • Coos County
      • This Winterville is located in Coos County and lies 1,908 miles [3,070.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Winterville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Winterville.
    • Virginia
      • Accomack County
      • This Winterville is located in Accomack County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Winterville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Winterville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winterville ...

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.

  • Cold Springs ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cold Springs is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Forkland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Forkland is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
  • Grapeland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
  • Greenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hunt
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hunt is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
  • Lake Vista
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
  • Magenta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Magenta is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
  • Mound Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
  • Point Comfort
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Point Comfort is located in Chicot County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
  • Priscilla
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Priscilla is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
  • Stringtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stringtown is located in Bolivar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

How Far From Winterville 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 Winterville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winterville and extending to:

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Winterville to Jackson, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 864 miles [1,390.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,446 miles [11,983.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,322 miles [8,564.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Winterville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Winterville 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 Winterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5018, Longitude: -91.0584       In this case, the coordinates for Winterville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.296 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.321 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.056 degrees.