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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 Winter Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winter Park 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 Winter Park:
    • 35.024052, -78.993640
    • 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 Winter Park
  • 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since Winter Park is near Hoke County and also Robeson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson 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 Winter Park

Communities Also Named Winter Park ...

We found five communities that are also named Winter Park.

There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Winter Park.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • New Hanover County
      • This Winter Park is located in New Hanover County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Winter Park that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Winter Park.
    • Wake County
      • This Winter Park is located in Wake County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Winter Park that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Winter Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Grand County
      • This Winter Park is located in Grand County and lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Winter Park that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand County community of Winter Park.
    • Florida
      • Orange County
      • This Winter Park is located in Orange County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Winter Park that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Winter Park.
    • South Carolina
      • Sumter County
      • This Winter Park is located in Sumter County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Winter Park that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Winter Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winter Park ...

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.

  • Bordeaux
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bordeaux is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
  • Chestnut Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Crystal Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crystal Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
  • Ducks Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ducks Landing is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducks Landing
  • Emerald Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Emerald Gardens is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Gardens
  • Glenhaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Glenhaven is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
  • Hermitage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hermitage is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hickory Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Lake Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lake Shores is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
  • Quail Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Queensdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Queensdale is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensdale
  • Shadowlawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Shadowlawn is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Stoney Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Timberlake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • Waters Edge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Waters Edge is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
    • Woods Edge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Woods Edge is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

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

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

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Winter Park to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 288 miles [463.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,723 miles [7,600.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winter Park) 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 Winter Park 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 Winter Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0241, Longitude: -78.9936       In this case, the coordinates for Winter Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.166 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.313 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.854 degrees.