Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Winfred, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winfred and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Winfred
- 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 Winfred:
- 43.997475, -97.362843
- 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 Winfred
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Winfred is near Miner County and also McCook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Miner County
- eBird sighting report for McCook 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 Winfred ...
We found one communities that share the name Winfred.
Within South Dakota, the name Winfred is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, there is another community also named Winfred in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winfred ...
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.
- Carthage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Carthage is located in Miner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <2>
- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <2>
- Epiphany
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Howard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Howard is located in Miner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 751 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <2>
- Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Queen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
- Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
- Prairie Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Prairie Village is located in Lake County
- Estimated population in 2014: 18 people
- Rutland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Rutland is located in Lake County
- Estimated population in 2014: 205 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <2>
- Unityville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unityville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unityville
- Unityville is located in McCook County
- Estimated population in 2014: 52 people
How Far From Winfred 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 town such as Winfred to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Winfred and extending to:
- Madison, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Winfred to Madison, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,081 miles [8,177.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winfred. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Winfred 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winfred) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winfred. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9975, Longitude: -97.3628 In this case, the coordinates for Winfred have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Winfred to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.208 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.362 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.12 degrees. |