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:
- 36.179603, -76.198543
- 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 Pasquotank County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pasquotank County
- Since Winslow is near Perquimans County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Perquimans County
- eBird sighting report for Camden 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.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Winslow.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Autauga County
- This Winslow is located in Autauga County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Winslow that is located in Pasquotank 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 610 miles [981.7 km] to the west of the Winslow that is located in Pasquotank 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.<1> 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 1,928 miles [3,102.8 km]<2> to the west of the Winslow that is located in Pasquotank County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navajo County community of Winslow.
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- Ontario
- This Winslow lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Winslow that is located in Pasquotank 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.
- Bob White Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bob White Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob White Fork
- Bob White Fork is located in Pasquotank County
- Brite Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brite Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brite Meadows
- Brite Meadows is located in Pasquotank County
- Elizabeth City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Elizabeth City is located in Pasquotank County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,013 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth City <4>
- Elizabeth City Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth City Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
- Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
- Forest Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Pasquotank County
- Frog Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Island
- Frog Island is located in Pasquotank County
- Glen Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Hickory Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
- Hickory Acres is located in Pasquotank County
- Jethro Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jethro Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jethro Park
- Jethro Park is located in Pasquotank County
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- Listers Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Listers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listers Corner
- Listers Corner is located in Pasquotank County
- Lumber Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Mill
- Lumber Mill is located in Pasquotank County
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Poolville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Rabbit Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Corner
- Rabbit Corner is located in Pasquotank County
- Rosewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Listers Corner
How Far From Winslow 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 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:
- Elizabeth City, which is the Seat of Pasquotank County, lies just to the North.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Winslow to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 193 miles [310.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,550 miles [7,322.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winslow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pasquotank County: www.co.pasquotank.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 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. |
| <2> | 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- 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: 36.1796, Longitude: -76.1985 In this case, the coordinates for Winslow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 307.558 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.646 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.398 degrees. |