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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 Winterdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winterdale 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 Winterdale:
- 40.370068, -80.708690
- 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 Winterdale
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Winterdale is near Brooke County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brooke 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 Winterdale
Communities Also Named Winterdale ...
We found one communities that are also named Winterdale.
Within Ohio, the name Winterdale is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Winterdale in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Wayne County
- This Winterdale is located in Wayne County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Winterdale that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Winterdale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winterdale ...
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.
- Coketown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coketown is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketown
- Dogtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Fairplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairplay is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Fells ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fells is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fells
- Fishersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fishersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
- Forest View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Island Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Lake Lodge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lodge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lodge
- Lincoln Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Overlook Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Overlook Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Hills
- Pleasant Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pottery Addition
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pottery Addition is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottery Addition
- Reeds Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reeds Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Mill
- Sunshine Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
- Wintersville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
How Far From Winterdale 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 Winterdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winterdale and extending to:
- Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Winterdale to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,580 miles [7,370.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Winterdale) 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 Winterdale 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 Winterdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3701, Longitude: -80.7087 In this case, the coordinates for Winterdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.031 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.097 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.772 degrees. |
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