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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 Winfall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winfall 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 Winfall:
- 37.224311, -79.094465
- 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 Winfall
- 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Winfall is near Appomattox County and also Lynchburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Appomattox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lynchburg City
- 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 Winfall
Communities Also Named Winfall ...
We found one communities that are also named Winfall.
Within Virginia, the name Winfall is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Winfall in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Perquimans County
- This Winfall is located in Perquimans County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Winfall that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perquimans County community of Winfall.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winfall ...
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.
- City Farm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- City Farm is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Farm
- Deer Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Diamond Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond Hill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
- Green Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Happy Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Lawyers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Marysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marysville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Mitchell Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Mill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Mill
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rustburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Three Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Three Forks is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Yellow Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
How Far From Winfall 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 Winfall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winfall and extending to:
- Rustburg, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies just to the North.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Winfall to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 160 miles [257.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,057 miles [9,747.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,760 miles [10,879.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,638 miles [7,464.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winfall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Winfall 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 Winfall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2243, Longitude: -79.0945 In this case, the coordinates for Winfall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.176 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.651 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.171 degrees. |
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