Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Windwood Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windwood Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Windwood Village

• 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 Windwood Village:
  • 33.717331, -84.747436
  • 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 Windwood Village

• 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Since Windwood Village is near Paulding County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Windwood Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windwood Village ...

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.

• Bent Pine
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bent Pine is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Pine
• Bright Star
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bright Star is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
• Captains Quarters
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Captains Quarters is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Quarters
• Carmel Chase
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Carmel Chase is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Chase
• Chapel Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Dorris
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dorris is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris
• Doublegate
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Doublegate is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
• Evergreen
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Evergreen is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Executive Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Executive Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Heights
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Gregory Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Gregory Heights is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Heights
  • Heritage Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Heritage Valley is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Valley
  • Lincoln Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Springwood Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
  • Sugar Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sugar Creek is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
  • Timber Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Timber Valley is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Windwood Village and extending to:

• Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the North.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Windwood Village to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 558 miles [898 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,159 miles [11,521.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'