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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 Winesburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winesburg 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 Winesburg:
    • 40.616450, -81.695128
    • 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 Winesburg
  • 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 Holmes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
    • Since Winesburg is near Tuscarawas County and also Stark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stark 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 Winesburg

Communities Also Named Winesburg ...

We found one communities that are also named Winesburg.

Within Ohio, the name Winesburg is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Winesburg in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Craighead County
      • This Winesburg is located in Craighead County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Winesburg that is located in Holmes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Winesburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winesburg ...

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.

  • Berlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Charm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dundee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Elton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Elton is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Fryburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fryburg is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
  • Limpytown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Limpytown is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limpytown
  • Maysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Maysville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Mount Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Park Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Park Heights is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Heights
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Plainsburg ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Plainsburg is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
    • Sugarcreek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Trail
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Trail is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
    • Unionville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Unionville is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Walnut Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Winklepleck Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Winklepleck Grove is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winklepleck Grove

How Far From Winesburg to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Winesburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winesburg and extending to:

  • Millersburg, which is the Seat of Holmes County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Winesburg to Millersburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 274 miles [441 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,014 miles [9,678.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,612 miles [7,422.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winesburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Winesburg 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 Winesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6165, Longitude: -81.6951       In this case, the coordinates for Winesburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.635 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.82 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.135 degrees.