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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 Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winfield Acres 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 Winfield Acres:
- 38.524256, -81.898468
- 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 Acres
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Winfield Acres is near Kanawha County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winfield Acres ...
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.
- Black Betsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Black Betsey is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Betsey
- Cheyenne Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cheyenne Valley is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Valley
- Confidence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Confidence is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Eleanor
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Extra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Extra is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extra
- Hickory Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hometown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hometown is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Hugo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hugo is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Paradise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Plymouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Plymouth is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Raymond City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Red House
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rock Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Branch is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Branch
- Rolling Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Scary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scary is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
How Far From Winfield Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Winfield Acres and extending to:
- Winfield, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Winfield Acres to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 263 miles [423.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,707 miles [7,575.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Winfield Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Winfield Acres 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 Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5243, Longitude: -81.8985 In this case, the coordinates for Winfield Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.82 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.72 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.923 degrees. |
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