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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 Winfall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winfall 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 Winfall:
- 36.219392, -76.463426
- 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 Winfall
- 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 Perquimans County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perquimans County
- Since Winfall is near Pasquotank County and also Chowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasquotank County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chowan 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 Winfall
Communities Also Named Winfall ...
We found one communities that are also named Winfall.
Within North Carolina, the name Winfall is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Winfall in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Campbell County
- This Winfall is located in Campbell County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Winfall that is located in Perquimans County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Winfall.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winfall ...
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.
- Barber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barber is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Forestburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forestburg is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hickory Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Crossroads is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Crossroads
- Hobbsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Island is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Island
- Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Mount Rose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Rose is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rose
- Peach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peach is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach
- Rabbit Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rabbit Corner is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Corner
- Sandy Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Sign Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sign Pine is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Pine
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Snug Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
How Far From Winfall 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 town such as Winfall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winfall and extending to:
- Hertford, which is the Seat of Perquimans County, lies just to the South.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Winfall to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 187 miles [300.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,560 miles [7,338.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Winfall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Winfall 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 Winfall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2194, Longitude: -76.4634 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.705 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.82 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.484 degrees. |
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