Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wintergreen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wintergreen and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wintergreen
- 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 Wintergreen:
- 35.229329, -77.302180
- 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 Wintergreen
- 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 Craven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Craven County
- Since Wintergreen is near Jones County and also Pitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jones County
- eBird sighting report for Pitt 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 Wintergreen ...
We found two communities that share the name Wintergreen.
Within North Carolina, the name Wintergreen is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Karnes County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Karnes County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Karnes County community of Wintergreen.
- Virginia
- Nelson County
- This Wintergreen is located in Nelson County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Wintergreen that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Wintergreen.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wintergreen ...
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.
- Chip
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Clark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Cove City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Honolulu
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Jasper
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Maplecypress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplecypress have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecypress
- Maplecypress is located in Craven County
- Perfection
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perfection have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Pollocks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Spring Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Craven County
- Tick Bite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
- Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
How Far From Wintergreen 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 Wintergreen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wintergreen and extending to:
- New Bern, which is the Seat of Craven County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wintergreen to New Bern, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 253 miles [407.2 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,065 miles [9,760.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,638 miles [7,464.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wintergreen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Craven County: www.co.craven.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wintergreen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Wintergreen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wintergreen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2293, Longitude: -77.3022 In this case, the coordinates for Wintergreen 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wintergreen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.212 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.251 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.149 degrees. |