Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Winona:
  • 44.047741, -91.595148
  • 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 East Winona

• 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 Buffalo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buffalo County
  • Since East Winona is near Winona County and also Trempealeau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winona County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trempealeau 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 East Winona

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Winona ...

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.

• Centerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Centerville is located in Winona County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Dodge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dodge is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
• Fountain City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fountain City is located in Buffalo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
• Goodview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Goodview is located in Winona County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
• Homer
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Homer is located in Winona County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
• Marshland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshland is located in Buffalo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
• Minnesota City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Minnesota City is located in Winona County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnesota City <1>
• Pickwick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pickwick is located in Winona County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
• Pine Creek ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pine Creek is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
• Sugarloaf
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugarloaf is located in Winona County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in East Winona and extending to:

• Alma, which is the Seat of Buffalo County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Winona to Alma, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 128 miles [206 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 831 miles [1,337.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,965 miles [11,209.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'