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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 Winsteadville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winsteadville 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 Winsteadville:
    • 35.464610, -76.635764
    • 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 Winsteadville
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winsteadville ...

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.

  • Bath
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Beaufort County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <2>
  • Bishops Cross
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishops Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Cross
    • Bishops Cross is located in Beaufort County
  • Hoophole Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoophole Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoophole Landing
    • Hoophole Landing is located in Hyde County
  • Leechville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leechville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechville
    • Leechville is located in Beaufort County
  • Pine Crest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
    • Pine Crest is located in Beaufort County
  • Piney Grove Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Landing
    • Piney Grove Landing is located in Hyde County
  • Ransomville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
    • Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
  • Rest Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rest Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
    • Rest Haven is located in Beaufort County
  • Rodmans Quarter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodmans Quarter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodmans Quarter
    • Rodmans Quarter is located in Beaufort County
  • Sandy Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Landing
    • Sandy Landing is located in Beaufort County
  • Schoolhouse Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoolhouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolhouse Landing
    • Schoolhouse Landing is located in Beaufort County
  • Sladesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sladesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
    • Sladesville is located in Hyde County
  • Spring Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Spring Creek is located in Beaufort County
  • Vinegar Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinegar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
    • Vinegar Hill is located in Beaufort County

How Far From Winsteadville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Winsteadville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Winsteadville and extending to:

  • Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Winsteadville to Washington, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 238 miles [383 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,026 miles [9,697.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,714 miles [10,805.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,598 miles [7,399.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winsteadville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Winsteadville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winsteadville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4646, Longitude: -76.6358       In this case, the coordinates for Winsteadville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Winsteadville 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 307.833 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.852 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.818 degrees.




 

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