Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wynkoop Spring:
  • 39.436210, -77.860829
  • 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 Wynkoop Spring

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Wynkoop Spring is near Berkeley County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Wynkoop Spring

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wynkoop Spring ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Files Crossroad
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Files Crossroad is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Files Crossroad
• Grubbs Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Grubbs Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Corner
• Heatherfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Heatherfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
• Irish Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Irish Hill is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Hill
• Martinsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <1>
• Mount Pleasant
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Pikeside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pikeside is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeside
• Rose Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Scrabble
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Scrabble is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
• Shepherdstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <1>
• Swan Pond
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond

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

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

• Charles Town, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Wynkoop Spring to Charles Town, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 215 miles [346 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 57 miles [91.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two 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 5,909 miles [9,509.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,494 miles [7,232.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'