Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wingston:
  • 41.269774, -83.727713
  • 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 Wingston

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wingston ...

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.

• Christy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Christy is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christy
• Ducat
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ducat is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat
• Jerry City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jerry City is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
• Meadowvale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadowvale is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
• Milton Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Milton Center is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
• Oil Center ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oil Center is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
• Portage
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Portage is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
• Rudolph
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rudolph is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
• Wintergarden Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wintergarden Heights is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintergarden Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wingston and extending to:

• Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Wingston to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,064 miles [9,759.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,671 miles [7,517.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'