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website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
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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 Hills:
39.313995, -76.681081
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.
We found six communities that share the name Windsor Hills.
Within Maryland, the name Windsor Hills is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Los Angeles County
This Windsor Hills is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,316 miles [3,727.2 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Windsor Hills.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Windsor Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Windsor Hills.
North Carolina
Stanly County
This Windsor Hills is located in Stanly County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of Windsor Hills.
Virginia
Chesterfield County
This Windsor Hills is located in Chesterfield County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Windsor Hills.
Lynchburg City
This Windsor Hills is located in Lynchburg City and lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Windsor Hills.
Roanoke City
This Windsor Hills is located in Roanoke City and lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Windsor Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windsor Hills ...
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.
Asylum ‑ Historic (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asylum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Windsor Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windsor Hills and extending to:
Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Windsor Hills to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,447 miles [7,156.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 from Point A (ie- Windsor Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Windsor Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3140, Longitude: -76.6811 In this case, the coordinates for Windsor Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.652 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.233 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.401 degrees.