Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Winslow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winslow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Winslow
- 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 Winslow:
- 40.924630, -78.884211
- 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 Winslow
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Winslow is near Indiana County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Winslow ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Winslow.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Winslow is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Autauga County
- This Winslow is located in Autauga County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Winslow that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Winslow.
- Limestone County
- This Winslow is located in Limestone County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km] to the southwest of the Winslow that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Winslow.
- Arizona
- Apache 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 Arizona community of Winslow [Apache County].
- Navajo County
- This Winslow is located in Navajo County and lies 1,768 miles [2,845.3 km]<1> to the west of the Winslow that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navajo County community of Winslow.
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Harnett 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 North Carolina community of Winslow [Harnett County].
- Pasquotank County
- This Winslow is located in Pasquotank County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Winslow that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasquotank County community of Winslow.
- Ontario
- This Winslow lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Winslow that is located in Jefferson County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winslow ...
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.
- Big Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Bowersville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Bowersville is located in Jefferson County
- Canoe Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Ridge
- Canoe Ridge is located in Indiana County
- Clover Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Run
- Clover Run is located in Clearfield County
- Flora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Foxburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Hillman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Juneau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Keal Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Robertsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Robertsville is located in Jefferson County
How Far From Winslow 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 Winslow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winslow and extending to:
- Brookville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Winslow to Brookville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 170 miles [273.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,480 miles [7,209.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winslow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Winslow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winslow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9246, Longitude: -78.8842 In this case, the coordinates for Winslow 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Winslow 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Winslow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.874 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.869 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.74 degrees. |