Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Winding Gulf:
  • 37.678170, -81.239823
  • 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 Winding Gulf

• 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 Raleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
  • Since Winding Gulf is near Wyoming County and also Mercer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer 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 Winding Gulf

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winding Gulf ...

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.

• Affinity
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Affinity is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affinity
• Big Stick
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Big Stick is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stick
• Cedar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cedar is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
• Coal City
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Coal City is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
• Crab Orchard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crab Orchard is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <1>
• Glen View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Glen View is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen View
• Glen White
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen White is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
• Helen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Helen is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
• Jonben
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jonben is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonben
• Josephine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Josephine is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
• Lego
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lego is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lego
• Lillybrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lillybrook is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillybrook
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Mead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mead is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
  • Princewick
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Princewick is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princewick
  • Slab Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Slab Fork is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Fork
  • Woodpeck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodpeck is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodpeck

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

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

• Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Winding Gulf to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 242 miles [389.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,713 miles [7,584.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'