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40.642603, -74.285425
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We found 27 communities that share the name Winfield.
Within New Jersey, the name Winfield is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 24 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Marion County
This Winfield is located in Marion County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Winfield that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Winfield.
Alberta
This Winfield lies 2,045 miles [3,291.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Winfield that is located in Union County.
Arkansas
Scott County
This Winfield is located in Scott County and lies 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Winfield that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Winfield.
British Columbia
This Winfield lies 2,246 miles [3,614.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Winfield that is located in Union County.
Colorado
Chaffee County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Winfield [Chaffee County].
Florida
Columbia County
This Winfield is located in Columbia County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Winfield that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Winfield.
Georgia
Columbia County
This Winfield is located in Columbia County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Winfield that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Winfield.
Illinois
DuPage County
This Winfield is located in DuPage County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Winfield that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Winfield.
Indiana
Lake County
This Winfield is located in Lake County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the west of the Winfield that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Winfield.
Iowa
Henry County
This Winfield is located in Henry County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the west of the Winfield that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Winfield.
Kansas
Cowley County
This Winfield is located in Cowley County and lies 1,236 miles [1,989.1 km]<1> to the west of the Winfield that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowley County community of Winfield.
Maryland
Carroll County
This Winfield is located in Carroll County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Winfield that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Winfield.
Howard County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Winfield [Howard County].
Michigan
Ingham County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Winfield [Ingham County].
Minnesota
Renville County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Winfield [Renville County].
Missouri
Lincoln County
This Winfield is located in Lincoln County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the west of the Winfield that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Winfield.
Nebraska
Brown County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Winfield [Brown County].
New York
Herkimer County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Winfield [Herkimer County].
Queens County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Winfield [Queens County].
Ohio
Tuscarawas County
This Winfield is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the west of the Winfield that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Winfield.
Ontario
This Winfield lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Winfield that is located in Union County.
Pennsylvania
Union County
This Winfield is located in Union County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the west of the Winfield that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Winfield.
Tennessee
Scott County
This Winfield is located in Scott County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Winfield that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Winfield.
Texas
Titus County
This Winfield is located in Titus County and lies 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Winfield that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Titus County community of Winfield.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Winfield is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,952 miles [3,141.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Winfield that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Winfield.
West Virginia
Marion County
This Winfield is located in Marion County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Winfield that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Winfield.
Putnam County
This Winfield is located in Putnam County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km] to the west southwest of the Winfield that is located in Union County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Winfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winfield ...
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.
Chrome (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrome have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Winfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winfield and extending to:
Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Winfield to Trenton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 189 miles [304.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,708 miles [9,186.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,291 miles [6,905.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6426, Longitude: -74.2854 In this case, the coordinates for Winfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Winfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Winfield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
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.
<5>
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.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Winfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.116 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.703 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.817 degrees.