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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windsor Park 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 Park:
    • 41.752257, -87.552824
    • 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 Park
  • 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 Cook County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
    • Since Windsor Park is near Lake County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage 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 Park

Communities Also Named Windsor Park ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Windsor Park.

There is one other community in Illinois that is also named Windsor Park.

Beyond Illinois, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Illinois ...
    • Champaign County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Windsor Park [Champaign County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Windsor Park lies 1,773 miles [2,853.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Windsor Park that is located in Cook County.
    • Georgia
      • Lowndes County
      • This Windsor Park is located in Lowndes County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Windsor Park that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Windsor Park.
      • Muscogee County
      • This Windsor Park is located in Muscogee County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the south southeast of the Windsor Park that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Windsor Park.
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Windsor Park [Sedgwick County].
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Windsor Park is located in Prince George's County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Windsor Park that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Windsor Park.
    • Mississippi
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Windsor Park [Jackson County].
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Windsor Park is located in Camden County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<2> to the east of the Windsor Park that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Windsor Park.
      • Ocean County
      • This Windsor Park is located in Ocean County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km] to the east of the Windsor Park that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Windsor Park.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Windsor Park is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Windsor Park that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Windsor Park.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This Windsor Park is located in Cumberland County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<2> to the east of the Windsor Park that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Windsor Park.
      • York County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Windsor Park [York County].
    • South Carolina
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Windsor Park is located in Chesterfield County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Windsor Park that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Windsor Park.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Windsor Park is located in Blount County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Windsor Park that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Windsor Park.
      • Knox County
      • This Windsor Park is located in Knox County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km] to the south southeast of the Windsor Park that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Windsor Park.
    • Virginia
      • Goochland County
      • This Windsor Park is located in Goochland County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Windsor Park that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Windsor Park.
      • Roanoke City
      • This Windsor Park is located in Roanoke City and lies 508 miles [817.5 km] to the southeast of the Windsor Park that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Windsor Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windsor Park ...

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.

  • Back of the Yards
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Back of the Yards is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back of the Yards
  • Beverly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Beverly is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Bronzeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bronzeville is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronzeville
  • Forestville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Forestville is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Fuller Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fuller Park is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Park
  • Grand Boulevard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Boulevard is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Boulevard
  • Grand Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Grand Crossing is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
  • Grant Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grant Village is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
  • Honeymoon Row
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Honeymoon Row is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeymoon Row
  • Irondale ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Irondale is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • Italian Bowery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Italian Bowery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Bowery
  • Lake Meadows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Meadows is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meadows
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • New City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • New City is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
    • Pierces Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Pierces Park is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Park
    • Poverty Row
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Poverty Row is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Row
    • Prairie Shores
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie Shores is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Shores
    • Roseland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Roseland is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Stony Island
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Stony Island is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Island
    • Woodlawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

  • Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Windsor Park to Chicago, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 174 miles [280 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 587 miles [944.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,807 miles [7,736.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Windsor Park could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windsor Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Park 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 Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7523, Longitude: -87.5528       In this case, the coordinates for Windsor Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.383 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.254 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.564 degrees.