Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Winfrey:
  • 38.445405, -77.976108
  • 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 Winfrey

• 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 Culpeper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Culpeper County
  • Since Winfrey is near Orange County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Winfrey

Communities Also Named Winfrey ...

We found one communities that are also named Winfrey.

Within Virginia, the name Winfrey is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Winfrey in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Crawford County
    • This Winfrey is located in Crawford County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<1> to the west of the Winfrey that is located in Culpeper County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Winfrey.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winfrey ...

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.

• Braggs Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Braggs Corner is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggs Corner
• Brandy Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brandy Station is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandy Station <2>
• Cedarbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cedarbrook is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
• Friendship Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Friendship Heights is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
• Greens Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Greens Corner is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
• High Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • High Point is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Meadows of Culpeper
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Meadows of Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows of Culpeper
• Norman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Norman is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
• Raccoon Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Raccoon Ford is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Ford
• Surprise
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Surprise is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
• True Blue
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • True Blue is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue

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

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

• Culpeper, which is the Seat of Culpeper County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Winfrey to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 59 miles [95 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,539 miles [7,304.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'