Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wintercrest:
  • 34.964588, -81.066188
  • 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 Wintercrest

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Wintercrest is near Mecklenburg County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Wintercrest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wintercrest ...

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.

• Ebenezer
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ebenezer is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Fairlawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fairlawn is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
• Flint Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Flint Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Hickory Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• India Hook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • India Hook is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
• Meadow Lakes
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Meadow Lakes is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
• Mexico
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mexico is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
• Pineridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pineridge is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
• Red Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Oaks is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oaks
• Rock Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hill <1>
• Shadowbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Shadowbrook is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
• Swan Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Swan Meadows is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Meadows
• Wood Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Wood Forest is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Forest
• Woodwind
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Woodwind is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind

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

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

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wintercrest to York, 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.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 350 miles [563.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'