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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 View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windsor View and the surrounding area.
- 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 View:
- 39.553712, -77.126927
- 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 View
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Windsor View is near Frederick County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 View
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windsor View ...
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.
- Daisy Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy Ridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy Ridge
- Glenn Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glenn Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hill
- Hidden Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hidden Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
- Jasontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jasontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasontown
- Joseph Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Joseph Meadows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Meadows
- Key Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Key Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Heights
- Pipe Creek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pipe Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipe Creek
- Quaker Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Quaker Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Heights
- Rabbit Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rabbit Run is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sams Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Sunset Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Vista
- Union Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hills
- Uniontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Walnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Windsor View 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 View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Windsor View and extending to:
- Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Windsor View to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,873 miles [9,451.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,458 miles [7,174.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Windsor View) 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 View 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 View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5537, Longitude: -77.1269 In this case, the coordinates for Windsor View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.90 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.552 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.497 degrees. |
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