Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Winona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winona and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Winona
- 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 Winona:
- 42.560397, -123.297004
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Winona
- 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 Josephine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Josephine County
- Since Winona is near Jackson County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Douglas 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Winona ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Winona.
There is one other community in Oregon which is also named Winona.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 29 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Oregon ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Doniphan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Winona [Doniphan County].
- Logan County
- This Winona is located in Logan County and lies 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km]<1> to the east of the Winona that is located in Josephine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Winona.
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This Winona is located in Columbiana County and lies 2,166 miles [3,485.8 km]<1> to the east of the Winona that is located in Josephine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Winona.
- Hocking County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Winona [Hocking County].
- Ontario
- This Winona lies 2,183 miles [3,513.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Winona that is located in Josephine County.
- South Carolina
- Abbeville County
- This Winona is located in Abbeville County and lies 2,259 miles [3,635.5 km]<1> to the east of the Winona that is located in Josephine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Abbeville County community of Winona.
- Florence County
- This Winona is located in Florence County and lies 2,406 miles [3,872.1 km] to the east of the Winona that is located in Josephine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Winona.
- Tennessee
- Putnam County
- This Winona is located in Putnam County and lies 2,050 miles [3,299.2 km]<1> to the east of the Winona that is located in Josephine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Winona.
- Scott County
- This Winona is located in Scott County and lies 2,095 miles [3,371.6 km] to the east of the Winona that is located in Josephine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Winona.
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Winona is located in Fayette County and lies 2,226 miles [3,582.4 km]<1> to the east of the Winona that is located in Josephine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Winona.
- Taylor County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Winona [Taylor County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winona ...
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.
- Fruitdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Golden ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Golden is located in Josephine County
- Grants Pass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Pass
- Grants Pass is located in Josephine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,416 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants Pass <5>
- Greenback ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
- Greenback is located in Josephine County
- Hugo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Hugo is located in Josephine County
- Merlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
- Merlin is located in Josephine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merlin <5>
- Starvation Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starvation Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starvation Heights
- Starvation Heights is located in Jackson County
- Sunny Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Valley
- Sunny Valley is located in Josephine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunny Valley <5>
- Three Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Pines
- Three Pines is located in Josephine County
How Far From Winona 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 Winona to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winona and extending to:
- Grants Pass, which is the Seat of Josephine County, lies just to the South.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Winona to Salem, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,403 miles [3,867.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,118 miles [11,455.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,881 miles [12,683.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Josephine County: www.co.josephine.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Winona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5604, Longitude: -123.2970 In this case, the coordinates for Winona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Winona could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Winona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Winona to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.372 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.772 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.651 degrees. |