Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Winameg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winameg and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Winameg

• 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 Winameg:
  • 41.626996, -84.064946
  • 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 Winameg

• 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Since Winameg is near Lenawee County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenawee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Winameg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winameg ...

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.

• Advance
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Advance is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
• Assumption
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Assumption is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
• Delta
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Delta is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
• Delta Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Delta Heights is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Heights
• Dutch Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dutch Ridge is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Ridge
• Inlet ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Inlet is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
• Leslie ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Leslie is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
• Lyons
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lyons is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <1>
• Peaceful Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Peaceful Valley is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
• Raker Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Raker Corners is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raker Corners
• Townline ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Townline is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townline

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Winameg and extending to:

• Wauseon, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Winameg to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,060 miles [9,752.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,670 miles [7,515.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'