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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 Winfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winfield 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 Winfield:
    • 40.725780, -111.867435
    • 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 Winfield
  • 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
    • Since Winfield is near Davis County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Winfield

Communities Also Named Winfield ...

We found 27 communities that are also named Winfield.

Within Utah, the name Winfield is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of 27 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 24 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marion County
      • This Winfield is located in Marion County and lies 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Winfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Winfield.
    • Alberta
      • This Winfield lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<1> to the north of the Winfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
    • Arkansas
      • Scott County
      • This Winfield is located in Scott County and lies 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Winfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Winfield.
    • British Columbia
      • This Winfield lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Winfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
    • Colorado
      • Chaffee County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Winfield [Chaffee County].
    • Florida
      • Columbia County
      • This Winfield is located in Columbia County and lies 1,781 miles [2,866.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Winfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Winfield.
    • Georgia
      • Columbia County
      • This Winfield is located in Columbia County and lies 1,685 miles [2,711.7 km]<1> to the east of the Winfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Winfield.
    • Illinois
      • DuPage County
      • This Winfield is located in DuPage County and lies 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km]<1> to the east of the Winfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Winfield.
    • Indiana
      • Lake County
      • This Winfield is located in Lake County and lies 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km]<1> to the east of the Winfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Winfield.
    • Iowa
      • Henry County
      • This Winfield is located in Henry County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<1> to the east of the Winfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Winfield.
    • Kansas
      • Cowley County
      • This Winfield is located in Cowley County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Winfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowley County community of Winfield.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Winfield is located in Carroll County and lies 1,829 miles [2,943.5 km]<1> to the east of the Winfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Winfield.
      • Howard County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Winfield [Howard County].
    • Michigan
      • Ingham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Winfield [Ingham County].
    • Minnesota
      • Renville County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Winfield [Renville County].
    • Missouri
      • Lincoln County
      • This Winfield is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km]<1> to the east of the Winfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Winfield.
    • Nebraska
      • Brown County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Winfield [Brown County].
    • New Jersey
      • Union County
      • This Winfield is located in Union County and lies 1,952 miles [3,141.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Winfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Winfield.
    • New York
      • Herkimer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Winfield [Herkimer County].
      • Queens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Winfield [Queens County].
    • Ohio
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This Winfield is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 1,580 miles [2,542.8 km]<1> to the east of the Winfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Winfield.
    • Ontario
      • This Winfield lies 1,602 miles [2,578.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Winfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Union County
      • This Winfield is located in Union County and lies 1,817 miles [2,924.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Winfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Winfield.
    • Tennessee
      • Scott County
      • This Winfield is located in Scott County and lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km]<1> to the east of the Winfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Winfield.
    • Texas
      • Titus County
      • This Winfield is located in Titus County and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Winfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Titus County community of Winfield.
    • West Virginia
      • Marion County
      • This Winfield is located in Marion County and lies 1,671 miles [2,689.2 km]<1> to the east of the Winfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Winfield.
      • Putnam County
      • This Winfield is located in Putnam County and lies 1,594 miles [2,565.3 km] to the east of the Winfield that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Winfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winfield ...

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.

  • Cannon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cannon is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Edwards
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Edwards is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Forest Dale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Forest Dale is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
  • Fountain Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountain Place is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Place
  • Foxs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Foxs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxs
  • Franklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Glenn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenn is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
  • Granite
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Granite is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Holland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Holland is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Lincoln Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Lincoln Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Roper
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Roper is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Rural
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rural is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
    • Salt Lake City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugar House ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sugar House is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar House
    • Syndicate Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Syndicate Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syndicate Place
    • Temple View
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Temple View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple View
    • Thorn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Thorn is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn
    • University Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • University Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
    • Victory Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Victory Village is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Village
    • Wahoo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Wahoo is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Young Haven Circle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Young Haven Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Haven Circle
    • Zions Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Zions Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winfield and extending to:

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the northwest (NW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Winfield to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,768 miles [12,501.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Winfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Winfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Winfield 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Winfield 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 Winfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7258, Longitude: -111.8674       In this case, the coordinates for Winfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.902 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.456 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.757 degrees.