Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Winch:
  • 45.079006, -123.265938
  • 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 Winch

• 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 Yamhill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yamhill County
  • Since Winch is near Polk County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Winch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winch ...

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.

• Bowersville ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bowersville is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
• Brush College
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brush College is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush College
• Ellendale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellendale is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
• Fir Villa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fir Villa is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Villa
• Hopewell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hopewell is located in Yamhill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <1>
• Lincoln
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Oak Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Orchard View
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Orchard View is located in Yamhill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
• Salt Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Salt Creek is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
• Tucker ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Tucker is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
• Unionvale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Unionvale is located in Yamhill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
• Wheatland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Wheatland is located in Yamhill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland

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

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

• McMinnville, which is the Seat of Yamhill County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Winch to McMinnville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,377 miles [3,825.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,715 miles [12,416.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,831 miles [9,384.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'