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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 North Windsor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Windsor 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 North Windsor:
- 44.348649, -69.580984
- 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 North Windsor
- 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 Kennebec County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec County
- Since North Windsor is near Lincoln County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo 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 North Windsor
Communities Also Named North Windsor ...
We found one communities that are also named North Windsor.
Within Maine, the name North Windsor is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named North Windsor in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Hartford County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of North Windsor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Windsor ...
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.
- China
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Globe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Granite Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Granite Hill is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hill
- Halls Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Halls Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Jones Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Lambs Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lambs Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
- Paines Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Paines Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Corner
- Randolph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Razorville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandhill Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandhill Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Corner
- Summerhaven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Summerhaven is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
How Far From North Windsor to ...
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 North Windsor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in North Windsor and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Kennebec County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Windsor to Augusta, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,366 miles [8,635.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,079 miles [9,783.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,954 miles [6,363.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about North Windsor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- North Windsor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 North Windsor 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 North Windsor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3486, Longitude: -69.5810 In this case, the coordinates for North Windsor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.747 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.534 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.816 degrees. |
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