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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 Wingerton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wingerton 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 Wingerton:
    • 39.733503, -77.669683
    • 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 Wingerton
  • 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Since Wingerton is near Washington County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Wingerton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wingerton ...

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.

  • Clay Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Clearview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Clearview is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Countryside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Countryside is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
  • Fiddlesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fiddlesburg is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlesburg
  • Five Forks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Forks is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Fountain Head
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fountain Head is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
  • Gardenspot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gardenspot is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenspot
  • Greencastle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunter Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hunter Hill is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
  • Long Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Meadow is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
  • Mason and Dixon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mason and Dixon is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason and Dixon
  • Orchard Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Orchard Hills is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Paramount
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Paramount is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount
    • Rocky Forge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rocky Forge is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Forge
    • Security
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Security is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
    • Shady Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Spring Valley is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Terrace Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Terrace Hills is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hills

How Far From Wingerton to ...

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

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

  • Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Wingerton to Chambersburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 66 miles [106.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,888 miles [9,475.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wingerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Wingerton 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 Wingerton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7335, Longitude: -77.6697       In this case, the coordinates for Wingerton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.212 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.934 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.661 degrees.