Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Winston - Salem, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winston - Salem and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Winston - Salem

• 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 - Salem:
  • 36.098482, -80.244785
  • 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 Winston - Salem

• 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Since Winston - Salem is near Davidson County and also Stokes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes 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 Winston - Salem

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winston - Salem ...

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.

• Chalk Level ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chalk Level is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
• Cityview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cityview is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cityview
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cityview
  • From Winston - Salem to Cityview
• Five Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Four Seasons
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Seasons is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
• Fox Hall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fox Hall is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall
• Hanes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hanes is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanes
• Hootstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hootstown is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hootstown
• Skyview Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Skyview Park is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview Park
• Sunnyside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Tower Gate
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tower Gate is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Gate
• Union Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Union Ridge is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge

How Far From Winston - Salem 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 city such as Winston - Salem to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Winston - Salem and extending to:

• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Winston - Salem to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 261 miles [420 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,735 miles [7,620.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'