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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 Windsor:
41.875098, -72.666203
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We found three communities that are also named Windsor.
Within Connecticut, the name Windsor is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
New York
Broome County
This Windsor is located in Broome County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the west of the Windsor that is located in Hartford County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Windsor.
Vermont
Windsor County
This Windsor is located in Windsor County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the north of the Windsor that is located in Hartford County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Windsor.
Wisconsin
Dane County
This Windsor is located in Dane County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Windsor that is located in Hartford County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Windsor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windsor ...
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.
Barber Corner ‑ Historic (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Windsor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windsor and extending to:
Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies just to the south (S).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Windsor to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,590 miles [8,996.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,175 miles [6,719 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windsor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
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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.
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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 Windsor 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 Windsor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8751, Longitude: -72.6662 In this case, the coordinates for Windsor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.006 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.65 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.533 degrees.