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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 Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windsor Junction 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 Junction:
- 38.534741, -93.272150
- 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 Junction
- 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Since Windsor Junction is near Pettis County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pettis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Junction
Communities Also Named Windsor Junction ...
We found one communities that are also named Windsor Junction.
Within Missouri, the name Windsor Junction is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Windsor Junction in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- This Windsor Junction lies 1,579 miles [2,541.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Windsor Junction that is located in Benton County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windsor Junction ...
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.
- Crest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crest is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Green Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Lake Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Manila
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Manila is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Roseland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Spring Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
How Far From Windsor Junction 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 Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windsor Junction and extending to:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Windsor Junction to Warsaw, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 873 miles [1,405 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,296 miles [11,741.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,180 miles [8,336.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Windsor Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Junction 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 Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5347, Longitude: -93.2721 In this case, the coordinates for Windsor Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.111 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.093 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.133 degrees. |
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