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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 North Windham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Windham 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 North Windham:
- 41.749543, -72.154522
- 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 North Windham
- 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 Windham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Windham County
- Since North Windham is near Tolland County and also New London County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tolland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for New London 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 North Windham
Communities Also Named North Windham ...
We found two communities that are also named North Windham.
Within Connecticut, the name North Windham is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This North Windham is located in Cumberland County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the North Windham that is located in Windham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of North Windham.
- Vermont
- Windham County
- This North Windham is located in Windham County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the north northwest of the North Windham that is located in Windham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of North Windham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Windham ...
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.
- Bedlam Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bedlam Corner is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedlam Corner
- Chaplin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coventry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eagleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eagleville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Liberty Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Scotland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stetson Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stetson Corner is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson Corner
- Village Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Village Hill is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hill
- Williams Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williams Crossing is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
- Wormwood Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wormwood Hill is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormwood Hill
How Far From North Windham 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 North Windham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Windham and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from North Windham to Hartford, 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,574 miles [8,970.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,157 miles [6,690 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Windham) 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 North Windham 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 North Windham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7495, Longitude: -72.1545 In this case, the coordinates for North Windham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.717 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.303 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.366 degrees. |
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