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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 Winter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winter 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 Winter:
- 38.509536, -81.747352
- 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 Winter
- 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 Winter is near Kanawha County and also Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Winter
Communities Also Named Winter ...
We found three communities that are also named Winter.
Within West Virginia, the name Winter is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Lake County
- This Winter is located in Lake County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Winter that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Winter.
- Saskatchewan
- This Winter lies 1,641 miles [2,640.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Winter that is located in Putnam County.
- Wisconsin
- Sawyer County
- This Winter is located in Sawyer County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Winter that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sawyer County community of Winter.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winter ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Black Betsey is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Betsey
- Confidence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Confidence is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Cross Lanes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hometown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hometown is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Hugo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hugo is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Legg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Loop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loop is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
- Nitro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Plymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Plymouth is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Raymond City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Red House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Branch is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Branch
- Rocky Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Scary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scary is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
How Far From Winter to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Winter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winter and extending to:
- Winfield, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Winter to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 255 miles [410.4 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 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,701 miles [7,565.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Winter) 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 Winter 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 Winter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5095, Longitude: -81.7474 In this case, the coordinates for Winter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.728 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.613 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.862 degrees. |
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