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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 West Windsor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Windsor 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 West Windsor:
    • 44.338403, -69.606155
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on West Windsor
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named West Windsor ...

We found three communities that share the name West Windsor.

Within Maine, the name West Windsor is unique.

Beyond Maine, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Eaton County
      • This West Windsor is located in Eaton County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the west of the West Windsor that is located in Kennebec County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eaton County community of West Windsor.
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of West Windsor [Mercer County].
    • New York
      • Broome County
      • This West Windsor is located in Broome County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Windsor that is located in Kennebec County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of West Windsor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • China is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <4>
  • Granite Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hill
    • Granite Hill is located in Kennebec County
  • Halls Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
    • Halls Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • Jones Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
    • Jones Corner is located in Lincoln County
  • Lambs Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
    • Lambs Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • Paines Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paines Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Corner
    • Paines Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • Randolph
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <4>
  • Razorville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Razorville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
    • Razorville is located in Knox County
  • Sandhill Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandhill Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Corner
    • Sandhill Corner is located in Lincoln County
  • Summerhaven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
    • Summerhaven is located in Kennebec County

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

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

  • Augusta, which is the Seat of Kennebec County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from West Windsor to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,368 miles [8,639 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,956 miles [6,366.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Windsor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kennebec County: www.kennebeccounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Windsor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Windsor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3384, Longitude: -69.6062       In this case, the coordinates for West Windsor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 West Windsor 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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 West Windsor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.764 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.552 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.833 degrees.




 

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