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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:
    • 34.210448, -77.886652
    • 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 Winter Park
  • 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 Winter Park ...

We found five communities that share the name Winter Park.

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

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

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Cumberland County
      • This Winter Park is located in Cumberland County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Winter Park that is located in New Hanover County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Winter Park.
    • Wake County
      • This Winter Park is located in Wake County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Winter Park that is located in New Hanover 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 1,579 miles [2,541.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Winter Park that is located in New Hanover 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 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Winter Park that is located in New Hanover 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 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the west of the Winter Park that is located in New Hanover 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.

  • Arrowhead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
    • Arrowhead is located in New Hanover County
  • Echo Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Farms
    • Echo Farms is located in New Hanover County
  • Fairlawn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
    • Fairlawn is located in New Hanover County
  • Hightsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightsville
    • Hightsville is located in New Hanover County
  • Kings Grant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
    • Kings Grant is located in New Hanover County
  • Lincoln Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Forest
    • Lincoln Forest is located in New Hanover County
  • Lions Gate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lions Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lions Gate
    • Lions Gate is located in New Hanover County
  • Love Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Grove
    • Love Grove is located in New Hanover County
  • Piney Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
    • Piney Woods is located in New Hanover County
  • Princess Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princess Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess Place
    • Princess Place is located in New Hanover County
  • Silver Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
  • Sunset Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
    • Sunset Park is located in New Hanover County
  • Tanglewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tanglewood is located in New Hanover County

How Far From Winter Park 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 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:

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Hanover County, lies just to the West.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Winter Park to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 327 miles [526.3 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,135 miles [9,873.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,707 miles [7,575.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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

The official website for New Hanover County: www.nhcgov.com/

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

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Winter Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winter Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2104, Longitude: -77.8867       In this case, the coordinates for Winter Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.559 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.498 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.701 degrees.




 

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