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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 Windward, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windward and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Windward:
    • 39.775112, -75.641318
    • 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 Windward
  • 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Since Windward is near Chester County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 Windward

Communities Also Named Windward ...

We found one communities that are also named Windward.

Within Delaware, the name Windward is unique.

Beyond Delaware, there is another community also named Windward in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Windward is located in Chatham County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Windward that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Windward.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windward ...

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.

  • Brackenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Brackenville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville
  • Brackenville Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Brackenville Woods is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenville Woods
  • Cedars
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cedars is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
  • Cedars Knoll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cedars Knoll is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars Knoll
  • Charter Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Charter Oaks is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
  • Coffee Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Coffee Run is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Run
  • Greenbank
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Greenbank is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
  • Greenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Greenville Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Greenville Place is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Place
  • Heather Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Heather Valley is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Valley
  • Hickory Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Hill is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Hickory Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Highland Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Highland Meadows is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
    • Horseshoe Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Horseshoe Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Hill
    • Iron Gates
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Iron Gates is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
    • Limestone Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Limestone Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Hills
    • Loveville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Loveville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
    • Meeting House Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Meeting House Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill
    • Meeting House Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Meeting House Meadows is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Meadows
    • Mockingbird Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mockingbird Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
    • Mockingbird Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mockingbird Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hills
    • Mount Cuba
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Mount Cuba is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cuba
    • Owls Nest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Owls Nest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
    • Prices Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Prices Corner is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Corner
    • Quail Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Quail Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Rolling Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Silver Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Springs is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Skyline Orchard
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Skyline Orchard is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Orchard
    • Snug Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Snug Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Hill
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Spring Valley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Stony Crest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Stony Crest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Crest
    • Swallow Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Swallow Hill is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallow Hill
    • Tree Top Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Tree Top Valley is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Top Valley
    • Walnut Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Walnut Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
    • Willow Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
    • Winterbury
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Winterbury is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterbury
    • Woodland Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodland Park is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windward and extending to:

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Windward to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,384 miles [7,055.4 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- Windward) 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 Windward 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 Windward. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7751, Longitude: -75.6413       In this case, the coordinates for Windward have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.001 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.567 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.772 degrees.