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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 Windsor Court, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windsor Court 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 Windsor Court:
    • 33.507080, -82.010394
    • 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 Windsor Court
  • 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
    • Since Windsor Court is near Aiken County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield 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 Windsor Court

Communities Also Named Windsor Court ...

We found one communities that are also named Windsor Court.

Within Georgia, the name Windsor Court is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Windsor Court in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke City
      • This Windsor Court is located in Roanoke City and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Windsor Court that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Windsor Court.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windsor Court ...

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.

  • Crestland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Crestland is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestland
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Forest Park is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Foxhall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Foxhall is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
  • Highgate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Highgate is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
  • Hillside Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hillside Park is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
  • Lulaville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lulaville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
  • Martinez
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mayo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayo is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
  • Memory Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Memory Park is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
  • National Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • National Hills is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
  • Poverty Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
  • Rockbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rockbrook is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rose Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rose Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Schultz Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Schultz Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz Hill
    • Stevens Pointe
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stevens Pointe is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Pointe
    • Summer Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Summer Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Summerville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Summerville is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Sunset Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sunset Heights is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
    • Valley Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Park is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
    • Woodlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Woodlawn is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Windsor Court to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Court to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Windsor Court to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 463 miles [745.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,924 miles [7,924.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windsor Court) 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 Windsor Court 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 Court. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5071, Longitude: -82.0104       In this case, the coordinates for Windsor Court have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.869 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.049 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.435 degrees.