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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 Winton Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winton Town and the surrounding area.
- 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 Winton Town:
- 35.473132, -85.916372
- 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 Winton Town
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winton Town ...
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.
- Black Jack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack is located in Coffee County
- Calls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calls
- Calls is located in Coffee County
- Chestnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chestnut Grove is located in Grundy County
- Dawn ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Dawn is located in Coffee County
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie is located in Coffee County
- Elkhead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Elkhead is located in Grundy County
- Forest Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Fountain Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Fountain Grove is located in Coffee County
- Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Glen is located in Coffee County
- Glenview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Glenview is located in Coffee County
- Mud Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Mud Creek is located in Coffee County
- Prairie Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Plains
- Prairie Plains is located in Coffee County
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- Ragsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Ragsdale is located in Coffee County
- Royal Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Shady Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Coffee County
- Summitville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summitville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Summitville is located in Coffee County
How Far From Winton Town 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 Winton Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Winton Town and extending to:
- Manchester, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Winton Town to Manchester, 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 542 miles [872.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,011 miles [8,064.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winton Town. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Coffee County: www.coffeecountytn.org/ The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Winton Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winton Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4731, Longitude: -85.9164 In this case, the coordinates for Winton Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 Winton Town to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
<5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.238 degrees. |
<6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.053 degrees. |
<7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.489 degrees. |
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