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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 Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windsor Estates 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 Estates:
    • 33.427337, -84.811325
    • 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 Estates
  • 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 Coweta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta County
    • Since Windsor Estates is near Fulton County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Estates

Communities Also Named Windsor Estates ...

We found seven communities that are also named Windsor Estates.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Windsor Estates.

Beyond Georgia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Fayette County
      • This Windsor Estates is located in Fayette County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east of the Windsor Estates that is located in Coweta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Windsor Estates.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Windsor Estates is located in Frederick County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Windsor Estates that is located in Coweta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Windsor Estates.
    • South Carolina
      • Richland County
      • This Windsor Estates is located in Richland County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Windsor Estates that is located in Coweta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Windsor Estates.
    • Texas
      • Galveston County
      • This Windsor Estates is located in Galveston County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Windsor Estates that is located in Coweta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Windsor Estates.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Windsor Estates is located in Fairfax County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Windsor Estates that is located in Coweta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Windsor Estates.
      • Roanoke County
      • This Windsor Estates is located in Roanoke County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km] to the northeast of the Windsor Estates that is located in Coweta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Windsor Estates.
    • West Virginia
      • Wood County
      • This Windsor Estates is located in Wood County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Windsor Estates that is located in Coweta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Windsor Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windsor Estates ...

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.

  • Byers Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Byers Crossroads is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Crossroads
  • Cedar Trace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Trace is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Trace
  • Handy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Handy is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
  • Longstreet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Longstreet is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet
  • Major
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Major is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
  • Neal Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Neal Ferry is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Ferry
  • Raymond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Raymond is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Redwine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Redwine is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine
  • Vineyard Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Vineyard Crossroads is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Crossroads
  • Welcome
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Welcome is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
  • Whispering Pines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Whispering Pines is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Woodsmoke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodsmoke is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsmoke

How Far From Windsor Estates to ...

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

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

  • Newnan, which is the Seat of Coweta County, lies just to the South.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Windsor Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 574 miles [923.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,174 miles [11,545.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,053 miles [8,132 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Estates 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 Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4273, Longitude: -84.8113       In this case, the coordinates for Windsor Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.488 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.902 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.529 degrees.