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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 Winston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winston and the surrounding area.
- 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:
- 33.346736, -107.647259
- 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
- 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 Sierra County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sierra County
- Since Winston is near Socorro County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Socorro County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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
Communities Also Named Winston ...
We found sixteen communities that are also named Winston.
Within New Mexico, the name Winston is unique.
Beyond New Mexico, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Polk County
- This Winston is located in Polk County and lies 1,561 miles [2,512.2 km]<1> to the east of the Winston that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Winston.
- Georgia
- Douglas County
- This Winston is located in Douglas County and lies 1,311 miles [2,109.8 km]<1> to the east of the Winston that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Winston.
- Illinois
- Jo Daviess County
- This Winston is located in Jo Daviess County and lies 1,125 miles [1,810.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Winston that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jo Daviess County community of Winston.
- Kansas
- Ellsworth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Winston [Ellsworth County].
- Kentucky
- Estill County
- This Winston is located in Estill County and lies 1,354 miles [2,179.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Winston that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Winston.
- Maryland
- Garrett County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Winston [Garrett County].
- Mississippi
- Winston County
- This Winston is located in Winston County and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km]<1> to the east of the Winston that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Winston.
- Missouri
- Daviess County
- This Winston is located in Daviess County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Winston that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Winston.
- Platte County
- Although located in Platte County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Winston.
- Montana
- Broadwater County
- This Winston is located in Broadwater County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<1> to the north of the Winston that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broadwater County community of Winston.
- New Brunswick
- This Winston lies 2,389 miles [3,844.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Winston that is located in Sierra County.
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Winston [Forsyth County].
- Oregon
- Douglas County
- This Winston is located in Douglas County and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Winston that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Winston.
- Virginia
- Culpeper County
- This Winston is located in Culpeper County and lies 1,686 miles [2,713.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Winston that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Winston.
- Washington
- Lewis County
- This Winston is located in Lewis County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Winston that is located in Sierra County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Winston.
- West Virginia
- Nicholas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Winston [Nicholas County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winston ...
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.
- Cherryville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cherryville is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Chloride ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chloride is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
- Dusty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dusty is located in Socorro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dusty
- Elephant Butte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franks Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franks Place is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Place
- Hot Springs Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hot Springs Landing is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs Landing
- Murphy Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Murphy Place is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Place
- Rock Canyon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Canyon is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Canyon
- Truth or Consequences
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Winston 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 Winston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winston and extending to:
- Truth or Consequences, which is the Seat of Sierra County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Winston to Truth or Consequences, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 187 miles [300.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 1,741 miles [2,801.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 99 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,323 miles [11,785.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,082 miles [13,006.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,995 miles [9,648 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Winston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Winston 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Winston 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 Winston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3467, Longitude: -107.6473 In this case, the coordinates for Winston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.735 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.801 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.842 degrees. |
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