Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Windham Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windham Center and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Windham Center

• 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 Windham Center:
  • 43.789522, -70.408386
  • 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 Windham Center

• 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Windham Center is near York County and also Androscoggin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin 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 Windham Center

Communities Also Named Windham Center ...

We found one communities that are also named Windham Center.

Within Maine, the name Windham Center is unique.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Windham Center in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Bradford County
    • This Windham Center is located in Bradford County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Windham Center that is located in Cumberland County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Windham Center.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windham Center ...

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.

• Blackstrap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Blackstrap is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstrap
• Dog Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dog Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Corner
• Gag Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gag Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gag Corner
• Gates Hill ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gates Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Hill
• Great Falls ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Great Falls is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
• Ireland Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ireland Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corner
• Little Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Little Falls is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
• Popeville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Popeville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
• Scotland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Scotland is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland

How Far From Windham Center to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Windham Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Windham Center to Portland, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 481 miles [774.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,422 miles [8,725.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,134 miles [9,871.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,009 miles [6,451.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'